Crime

Taxi driver beheaded, body dumped in uncompleted SHS building

A 28-year-old driver has been killed and the body dumped in an uncompleted Senior High School (SHS) building at Ajumako Mando, in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region.
Bernard Botchwey (deceased) who plied Ekumfi Esaakyir taxi station to Ajumako, was missing three days ago, and his body was discovered, according to reports.
According to the reports, three men boarded his cab around 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2022, from Esaakyir to Ekumfi, but never returned.
His colleague taxi drivers together with his family had already informed the police.
His taxi, with registration number GT-6188-20 was taken away by culprits.
On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, around 2pm in the afternoon, some neighbours within the school’s enclave perceived a smell and traced it to the almost decomposed body of Mr Botchwey.
The victim was stripped, his head slashed, hands tied at the back with cutlass wounds on several parts of his body.
An examination of the body suggests the deceased might have struggled with his assailants.
The body has since been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and preservation, while the matter is being investigated by the Ajumako District Police Command.
Source: Onuaonline.com

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