Nine accused persons, including a teacher, mason, drivers, and farmers, were remanded into prison custody by the Tarkwa Magistrate Court One for allegedly conspiring and murdering a taxi driver, Kwadwo Donkor.
The prosecution, led by Police Sergeant Enoch Assan Donkor, presented the facts of the case. The deceased, Kwadwo Donkor, left home with his taxicab for work on November 8, 2024, but did not return after the day’s work. The complainant, a businessman and employer of the deceased, reported the matter to the police on November 9, 2024.
The police picked up intelligence that one Sheriffa, a suspect in the case and currently on the run, raised the alarm that the deceased was a thief. This attracted the accused persons and some youth of Akotom town, who were currently at large, to the scene.
The accused persons accosted the deceased, and Evans Azure, one of the accused, provided a rope from his car, which they used to tie the deceased against an electric pole. The accused persons and their accomplices subjected the deceased to severe beatings, leading to his death.
On November 10, 2024, Nana Kwabena Agyarko, one of the accused, was picked up to assist the police in their investigation. He initially denied any knowledge of the crime but later confessed and mentioned Peter Kwamena Antwi and others on the run as his accomplices.
Agyarko led the police to the bush, where they retrieved the body of the deceased. On November 12, 2024, Evans Azure was arrested, and he mentioned Antwi and Felix Atsu Davor as being involved in the crime.
The presiding judge, Mr. Charles Owusu Nsiah, remanded the accused persons into prison custody and asked the police to work hard and ensure they provided enough evidence on Sampson Agbodojie, Kojo Bonzy, Stephen Owusu, Kofi Ampabeng, and Lucky Mudoo in the crime.
The prosecution assured the court that on the next adjourned date, the police would reveal the role each of the five accused persons played in the death of Kwadwo Donkor.
The case has been adjourned to Monday, January 6, 2025.
