A 42-year-old mason, Francis Appiah, is in the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Tema Regional Police for allegedly stabbing a man at Tema Community 9 to death.
The body of the victim, Mohammed Tijani, has been deposited at the Tema General Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Tema Police Regional Public Affairs disclosed.
DSP Darkwah noted that the deceased, together with five others, were said to have assaulted Appiah on December 29, 2018.
He reported the assault to the Tema Community 8 police and a medical form was issued to him for medical assessment and treatment.
He added that another assault on the suspect by the victim occurred on January 2, 2019 when the deceased hit Appiah’s head with a stone.
According to the Police PRO, the suspect again reported to the Community 8 police station and another medical form was issued to him, adding however that the deceased kept on escaping arrest.
He indicated that on January 3 this year, at about 8:30 am, the deceased, in possession of a knife allegedly attacked the suspect who overpowered him and stabbed him with the knife.
He was subsequently arrested and investigations are ongoing after which he would be arraigned for prosecution.
Meanwhile, some residents of Community 9 have blamed the Police for delaying the case, and opined that because the suspect was poor, he had no one to protect him.
They called on the Police to take such issues seriously and protect the poor and the innocent from bullies.
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Source: GNA