Suspects Michael Darko and Nana Clark Onyaa, who allegedly murdered a young lady, have been charged with murder.
The two Michael Darko, and Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah, the Tufuhene of Ekumfi Akwakrom have been remanded in prison custody by the Cape Coast District Court.
They are to reappear on October 18 2022.
Michael Darko and Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah separately admitted to murdering the victim for money ritual purposes and subsequently confessed to killing three more people.
They have been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime to wit murder; and murder contrary to section 46 of the Criminal and other offences Act, 1980, Act 29.
Another suspect was arrested on September 29th as a result of further police investigation into the Mankessim murder case bringing the total number of suspects in the case to three.
The new suspect, known locally as Kobbie, is the husband of Akyere, Nana Clarke’s (main suspect) niece.
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Background
22-year-old Georgina Asor Botchwey was allegedly killed and buried inside a traditional leader’s kitchen at Mankessim by Michael Darko and Nana Clark Onyaa.
The victim was allegedly kidnapped by the pastor after she had gone for an interview at the Ankaful Nursing Training College.
During police interrogation, Michael Darko, who is the alleged boyfriend of the senior sister of the deceased victim and was last seen with her, led police to the location where they had buried her after the murder.
The mother of the deceased has confirmed that Nana Onyaa and the pastor, who doubles as the boyfriend of the murdered student’s sister, first kidnapped the victim, raped her, and demanded GHS15,000 as ransom from her family.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu
