Kumasi Killing: Woman was killed by boyfriend – Police

 
Police investigations have revealed that the 42 -year -old woman who was shot in Kumasi on 2^nd January 2020 was killed by her boyfriend.
Police Investigation into the alleged murder of a woman at the Ceder Cresent Hotel at Danyame, Kumasi indicates that the victim was shot and killed by the suspect Edwin Awuku, 42, the boyfriend who checked into the hotel with  her.
According to the report by the Police, there was no armed robbery attack at the Hotel as reported by the complainant who is the wife of the suspect.
The Suspect Edwin Awuku on Thursday 2nd January 2020 at about 1:00am checked into the said Hotel with the girlfriend Comfort Owusu Afriyie alias Maame Yaa, 46.
The report noted that while in the hotel room, suspect Awuku shot the victim in the chest killing her instantly.
The suspect, Awuku, however sustained injury on his left forefinger in the process.
Awuku upon sensing sensing danger left the Hotel premises unnoticed and drove to his residence at Amakom and informed the wife about the incident and dropped the exhibit weapon and his mobile phones at home.
Both, the suspect and the wife went back to the hotel to raise alarm on the incident, drawing the attention of other persons.
Both later drove to the Central Police Station, where an official complaint of an alleged armed robbery and Murder was reported.
Police have now retrieved the exhibits, Smith & Wesson SD 9mm Pistol, an emptyshell casing and an Infinix Hot 5 mobile phone from suspect’s residence at Amakom, Kumasi.
The suspect has been arrested and in custody, while the case docket is being prepared for onward transmission to the Attorney General’s Office for advice.
 
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