Konongo: Police arrest 3 suspects over murder of 15-year-old girl

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The Police have arrested (3) suspects who are currently assisting investigation into the murder of a 15-year-old girl at Konongo in the Ashanti Region.

The body of the deceased, identified as Regina Sarfo, was found dumped in a bush at Ahenbrom, a suburb of Konongo on September 8, 2022.

Crime scene experts conducted a forensic examination of the scene after which the body was conveyed to the Stewards Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Regional Command met with the family and the Inspector-General of Police also commiserated with them over the telephone and assured them of the necessary police support.

The Police clinical psychologists are also offering psychosocial support to the family whiles investigation continues.

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In other news: Aisha Huang: Interior Minister must resign- Ade Coker

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The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Joseph Ade Coker says the Minister of Interior must resign over the re-entry of Chinese national, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang.

An Accra Circuit Court remanded Chinese national Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang and three others for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in Ghana, a report by Graphic stated.

The accused persons were charged for engaging in sale and purchase of minerals without a licence.

The other three are Jong Li Hua; Huang Jei and Huiad Hiahu, all Chinese nationals.

Aisha Huang is facing an additional charge of engaging in mining without a licence.

She was arraigned last Friday [September 2, 2022] and her plea to the charges are yet to be taken by the court presided over by Bright Acquah since the court had no Chinese interpreter at the time.

While the three other suspects were arraigned Monday, September 5, 2022, Aisha Huang was absent.

They have all pleaded not guilty to the charge and have been remanded into custody to reappear on September 14, 2022.

According to the facts presented by the prosecutor, Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Sarpong, Aisha Huang had previously escaped prosecution in Accra when she was arrested in 2018.

According to the prosecutor, she returned to her country [China] and changed her identity only to come back to Ghana to commit the same crime of which she escaped prosecution earlier.

According to the prosecution, the suspect applied for a Togo visa and went through the borders into Ghana and back to the galamsey business in a town in the Ashanti Region.

The three others with her, according to the prosecutor, were selling mining equipment and dealing in gold without a valid licence in Accra.
They were arrested upon intelligence by National Security officials.

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