Court remands farmer into police custody over murder
While the deceased was fast asleep, around 2am, allegedly Anyi stabbed the deceased multiple times with a knife
The Nkwanta magistrate court has remanded Elorm Papa Anyi, a 38-year-old farmer, into police custody for allegedly stabbing a 39-year-old farmer to death.
Anyi will reappear before court on 26 April. The court was presided over by Joseph Evans Annan Okrokpa.
The prosecutor, Bright Nkansah, told the court that on 7 April, Anyi’s wife called the wife of the deceased, who is a cousin to Anyi, and informed her that the suspect was not feeling well.
Nkansah said Anyi’s wife demanded the presence of the deceased and his wife to take a decision, whether to send the Anyi to a herbalist or not.
The prosecutor said the herbalist, who is the complainant, is an uncle to the suspect and lives at Pusupu, a suburb of the Nkwanta South Municipality.
The deceased carried the suspect on a motorbike to the herbalist. When they arrived at their destination, it was late. The herbalist offered them a place to spend the night so that he could assess the condition of the suspect.
Nkansah said while the deceased was fast asleep, around 2am, Anyi stabbed the deceased multiple times with a knife. The deceased bled profusely from the wounds while shouting for help.
When the complainant heard the deceased’s shout for help, he went to the scene. When the suspect saw him, he fled with the knife in his hands.
The lifeless body of the deceased was found in a pool of blood in the room. The complainant immediately rushed to the Brewaniase police station and reported the incident.
Nkansah said after few minutes, the suspect turned himself in to the police still wielding the knife he used to commit the crime.
The prosecutor said that the body of the deceased was conveyed to the Nkwanta Municipal Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical officer of the facility.
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