The Kwamekrom District Court has remanded a 38-year-old trader, Tetteh Mawusi, also known as Joy Mawusi, into prison custody for alleged murder and use of an offensive weapon.

Tetteh's plea was not taken, and he will reappear in court on May 14, 2024. His accomplice, Apreseh Joseph, also known as Dompey, is currently at large.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth-Vincent Kpodo, prosecuting, informed the court presided over by Madam Maame Abena Dartey Lartey that the complainant is an Assemblyman of Nkonya Nstumuru, while the suspect, Tetteh, is a resident of Alavanvo Wudidi.

According to ASP Kpodo, on August 1, 2022, at about 0700 hours, Daniel Yaw Brempong, aged 33 and now deceased, was on his way to his farm when he was ambushed, shot, and killed by the suspect and others who are currently at large.

ASP Kpodo stated that on the same day at about 0730 hours, the complainant reported the case to the police at Nkonya Ahenkro. Upon receipt, the police visited the scene and found the deceased lying in a supine position in a pool of blood, wearing a black jacket over khaki trousers.

Further investigations revealed that the suspect, Apreseh Joseph, and others, all residents of Alavanyo Kpeme and Wudidi, ambushed the deceased on his way to the farm and shot and killed him.

A search conducted in the room of the suspect later led to the retrieval of two locally manufactured weapons, which were forwarded to the Police Forensic Science Laboratory for testing, as two empty cartridges were found at the crime scene. Test results indicated that the empty cartridges were discharged by one of the weapons found in the suspect's room.

During investigations, some suspects were arrested and put before the court, and a duplicate docket was prepared and forwarded to the Attorney General’s office for advice.

“Per the advice received, this suspect, Tetteh Mawusi, alias Joy Mawusi and one other, Apreseh Joseph, who is on the run should be arrested and charged for the offence of murder, while the earlier suspects be discharged for lack of evidence connecting them to the crime.”

ASP Kpodo said the suspects were accordingly discharged, while on March 22, 2024, police intelligence led to the arrest of the suspect at his hideout at Gbefi near Kpando.