The deceased, Georgina Aso Botchwey, lives at Yeji in the Bono East Region. She was an applicant seeking admission to the Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing School.
She arrived in Cape Coast on the 8th of September, 2022.
Upon arrival, she called the pastor and informed him about his presence in the region and what she was coming to do.
The pastor, a self-styled pastor and boyfriend of the sister of the deceased, informed her he will pick her up after the interview.
9th of September, about mid-day, the chief and the pastor to kill the deceased for money rituals.
They met at the Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing School, picked the deceased up in a taxi to Pedu junction in Cape Coast where the chief had parked his Benz car with the registration number GT 8686-C.
The chief drove to Akwaakrom where he’s A Tufuhen of, took the deceased’s iPhone and locked her in a room.
The accused person went to Asikafo Ambantem, a suburb of Mankessim where they dug a hole in an uncompleted story building belonging to the chief.
They went back for the deceased and sent her to Asikafo Ambantem.
The chief allegedly hit the deceased with a club whereupon the deceased fell down. The pastor is also alleged to have held the neck of the deceased till she died. They took the hair of the deceased after killing her and left the uncompleted storey building around 2am.
A complaint was lodged to the police by the brother of the deceased, Alfred Duodu.
The police picked intelligence and started looking for the accused persons and, on the 19th September, the pastor was arrested at Anomabo where he admitted to crime.
He subsequently led the police to where the deceased had been buried.
The body of the deceased was exhumed.
The police further picked intelligence and Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah, the Tufuhen of Ekumfi Akwaakrom and trader, was arrested at his hideout at Ekumfi Akwaakrom.
He also admitted to the crime and stated that they did that for money rituals.
The accused were put before the Cape Coast District Court 2 presided over by Her Worship Bernice Mensima Ackon.
They were charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder; and murder contrary to section 46 of the Criminal and other offences Act, 1980, Act 29.
The plea of the accused was not taken. The fact and the charges were read to them in Fante and in twi.
The prosecutor, DSP Daniel Gadzo, pleaded with the court to allow them some time to conclude their investigations. The case has been adjourned to the 4th of October, 2022.
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