Police have apprehended one person in connection with the killing of an Indian, Devendra Singh, in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital.
The suspect, according to a police statement signed and issued by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Godwin Ahianyo, is currently in custody and assisting with investigations.
According to the statement, police searched for the deceased after he was reported missing, where they made efforts to locate him before they discovered his death.
“On April 25, at about 2:00 p.m., police received information that the victim’s vehicle had been found at the outskirts of Sabin Akrofuom, near Royal Lemosey Hospital,” after which “a team of officers proceeded to the scene and found the vehicle parked by the roadside.”
The statement say “upon inspection, the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered in the boot of the vehicle with multiple stab wounds.”
Also, the statement pointed out that “the Ashanti Regional Crime Scene Management Team processed the scene, after which the body was conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Morgue for preservation and autopsy,” while “the vehicle has since been impounded for further investigations.”
Meanwhile, “the Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special team made up of intelligence officers and homicide investigators to support the Ashanti Regional Police Command in ongoing investigations and to ensure the arrest of all persons connected to this crime,” according to the statement.
The statement additionally assured that the public that perpetrators of the heinous crime would be brought to book, and urged the public to furnish authorities with every information regarding the whereabouts of those involved.
“Every effort is being made to bring the perpetrators to justice. Anyone with relevant information to assist the investigation.”
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