A 25-year-old lady has been found dead at the Gamali Guest House at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern Region.
The deceased, Believe Sakitey, a petty dealer in greens, was suspected to have been murdered by a person.
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The Crime Officer of the Somanya District Police Command of the Ghana Police Service, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ms. Sylvia Esinam Aforkpa who briefed Graphic Online’s Ezekiel Sottie stated round 1:40 pm final Monday, April 5, 2021, the supervisor of Gameli Guest House at Somanya Low Cost reported at the police station {that a} younger girl was found dead in one of many rooms in the Guest House.
Guests lodged in
She stated the supervisor indicated that, on Sunday, April 5, 2021, a younger man by identify Charles Tetteh along with the deceased, lodged at the Guest House and per their reserving they had been purported to check-out by mid-day on Monday.
The crime officer stated when the 2 weren’t seen popping out, the receptionist determined to test on them.
After knocking on the door a number of occasions, the receptionist realised that no person responded and due to this fact, she determined to open the door herself for the reason that door was not locked solely to search out the girl mendacity in a pool of blood.
ASP Aforkpa stated an investigator was detailed to the scene and noticed the deceased mendacity in a pool of blood on the mattress with solely her underwear however Tetteh was nowhere to be found.
Items found
The crime officer stated a woman’s hand bag belonging to the deceased was found in a chair in the room and when it was opened, an id card was found in it which had the identify Believe Sakitey.
She stated a telephone quantity at the again of a Yellow Fever Card was additionally found in the bag and when the individual was referred to as the elder brother of the deceased, Bright Kekeli responded and stated the deceased was the youthful sister.
Kekeli was requested to report at Somanya Police Station and he, along with different relations together with the dad and mom got here and recognized the deceased.
The crime officer stated, workers additionally found a knife which was stained with blood and wrapped in a black polythene which had been saved beneath the mattress.
She stated it was being saved for police investigations.
She stated police crime scene officers later got here from Koforidua, to look at the crime scene and the physique was taken to the Atua Government Hospital morgue for preservation and post-mortem while investigations continued.
