A police officer with the Berekum Station in the Bono Region, General Sergeant Bright Oduro, has been stabbed to death by Yaw Prepra, a suspect in a case being investigated by the police.
According to the police in a statement, the violent suspect was also shot and killed in the process. The incident occurred on Saturday evening.
According to the police, the suspect, an ex-convict had been invited by the Berekum Station to assist with investigations into a case involving him that had been reported to the police and he voluntarily accompanied the late officer to the police station.
“On arrival at the vicinity of the police station, the suspect unexpectedly turned on the police officer and stabbed him severely on the neck and other parts of the body and escaped. The officer was rushed to the Holy Family Hospital for treatment but died shortly on admission,” the police said.
The police further said a manhunt exercise was initiated on the night of the same Saturday, January 15, 2022, by the Bono Regional Police Command to arrest the suspect.
“During the course of arrest, the suspect again attempted to attack the arresting officers but he was shot and killed in the Process,” it further stated.
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