A 28-year-old woman has been found dead at her family compound in Kasoa Peace Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, with police investigating the circumstances as a suspected case of sexual assault and murder.
The deceased, identified as Monica Mawuse Bosso, was discovered beneath a mango tree with a rope around her neck, in a scene that initially suggested suicide.
Preliminary investigations by the Central East Regional Police Command, however, have raised suspicions that the scene may have been staged to conceal a possible murder.
According to the police, Monica was found in a kneeling position with the rope tied to a low branch of the mango tree.
Investigators also reportedly found her partially clothed, with her skirt and underwear allegedly torn and recovered at the scene.
The condition of the body and other observations at the scene have led investigators to explore the possibility that she was sexually assaulted before her death.
Semen samples have reportedly been collected for forensic analysis as police work to determine whether sexual assault occurred and identify any person who may have been involved.
Police are also examining a reported withdrawal of GH¢2,000 from the deceased’s Mobile Money account around the time of the incident.
The circumstances surrounding the death have caused shock in the community, particularly because the incident occurred while members of the family had gathered for the one-week observance of a relative who died about two weeks earlier in a road accident along the Sagakope-Accra Highway.
A cousin of the deceased, Esther Nyavor, has expressed the family’s grief and called for a thorough investigation to establish the truth and bring those responsible to justice.
Residents and community leaders have similarly called for a comprehensive investigation, while raising concerns about security in the area.
The Assemblyman for the Adam Nana Electoral Area, Frederick Kwabena Adasu, has also expressed condolences to the bereaved family and condemned the incident.
He has pledged to work with the police and other relevant authorities to support efforts to unravel the circumstances surrounding Monica’s death.
The Central East Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the suspected homicide.
Monica’s body has been deposited at a mortuary pending autopsy and further forensic examination as investigators work to establish the exact cause of death and identify anyone connected to the incident.
