The Dabala District Court has remanded into custody, three suspects, linked to the murder of a 13-year-old boy, at Mafi Dove in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region.
Mr John Evans Ocran, who presided over the court, did not take the pleas of the accused and ordered them to appear again on September 15, to allow the police to gather more evidence for prosecution.
Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Nene Oman, told the court that Doe Tsidi, 22, alias ‘land guard’ and prime suspect in the case, is alleged to have committed the crime with a 60-year-old woman, Elizabeth Adiku Okudjeto, and 52-year-old Froda Ekpe, leader of Shelter Pentecostal Ministry, at Mafi Aflokope.
He said investigations revealed that on Sunday, August 29, Doe Tsidi, lured the boy to the bank of ‘Blakoe’ stream and murdered him.
Police sources said the decapitated body of Kofi Kuzagbe, was deposited at the bank of the stream while his head was taken to Aflokope and hidden on a farm.
The police have retrieved a knife suspected to have been used in committing the crime.
In a related development, Inspector Prince Dogbatse, Deputy Volta Regional Public Affairs Officer of Police, in a statement, appealed to members of the public to provide information that could help unravel the mystery surrounding the murder.
He cautioned the public to desist from circulating pictures of the decapitated body of the boy on social media platforms, as such acts had diverse impact on the victim’s families. – GNA
