The Sunyani District Court ‘B’ has granted GHC300,000 bail with two sureties each, to two female suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Francis Frimpong, commonly known as Pooley a supporter of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC.
The court presided by Eric Daning directed the suspects Elizabeth Akosua Ntiriwaa, also known as “Akosua Black Chinese” and Yaa Asantewaa to report to the police twice every week, when they appeared before the court on Monday, February 10, 2025.
According to their bail condition, the suspects cannot travel outside the Sunyani Municipality without judicial approval in the first 14 days.
They were charged with “abetment to commit the crime, to wit murder” under Sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) and will re-appear till Monday, February 17, 2025.
The court, however, ordered the police to keep in custody two other suspects, Isaac Fosu, and Augustine Yeboah for further investigations.
The deceased, popularly known as “Pooley” was stabbed to death on Sunday, February 2, 2025, when the Nsoatreman FC hosted the Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC at match 19 of the Ghana Premier League at their home grounds at the Nsoatre Professor Amoah Koromansah II stadium.
So far, the police have arrested seven suspects in connection with the crime and they include suspects Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the owner of the Nsoatreman FC, Joseph Kyeremeh, popularly known as ‘Santos’ and Agyemang Duah Owusu, a police inspector.
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