24th November 2022 9:35:55 AM
2 mins readThe Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun investigation into the killing of a nursing mother allegedly by some military personnel at Manso Datano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.
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The deceased, Felicia Donkor, sustained gunshot wounds after being hit by a stray bullet.
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Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Arhin Kwasi Annor, Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, on Monday, visited the crime scene and commiserated with the deceased’s family.
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A police source at the Regional Command which disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times said investigation into the incident had started.
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The incident, it was gathered, took place on Saturday during the funeral of one Kwasi Nkrumah, also known as Simon, who died after falling into a mining pit some three months ago.
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Simon was said to have been chased by some security personnel protecting some mining companies in the area.
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In the process, he was said to have been hit with club and he fell into a mining pit.
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During the funeral on Saturday, the youth in the town were said to have mounted a barrier in the middle of the road leading to the cemetery.
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When the military got there, there was a misunderstanding between them and the youth which saw the military firing warning shots and the nursing mother being hit.
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The Assemblyman for the area, Kwame Amponsah, corroborated saying, “we were having a burial service for a young man who died three months ago.
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“There was a military patrol at a nearby village, upon reaching my community, they saw the people in the community jubilating and singing.”
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