According to residents, the woman had been missing for three days, prompting a frantic search by community members.

Hopes of finding her alive were dashed when a group of locals stumbled upon her body lying face down among overgrown plantain leaves.

Though no visible signs of struggle were found on the body, the exact cause of death remains unknown at this time.

The remains have since been conveyed to the morgue for preservation and autopsy.

Residents are calling on the Ghana Police Service to fast-track investigations and provide clarity on the circumstances surrounding her death.

This case marks the fourth time in a single week that a person reported missing has later been found dead under mysterious circumstances.

The disturbing trend has raised public concern, with growing calls for urgent investigations and improved security in the area.

]]> https://www.adomonline.com/mortician-burnt-to-death-in-adum-dominase-after-alleged-murder-of-missing-woman/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:30:14 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2485759 A mortician in his 30s has been burned to death by an angry mob at Adum Dominase in the Mpohor Fiase District following allegations of his involvement in the murder of a missing woman.

According to the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Mpohor Fiase, Ignitius Assah Mensah, reports of a missing young woman, also in her 30s, were received on Wednesday December 18.

After extensive search, her body was discovered at the Adum Dominase market under suspicious circumstances.

The DCE disclosed that later in the day, the District Police Commander informed him that the mortician, who was suspected of the crime, had been set ablaze by residents.

Authorities are yet to provide details on the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and the mob action.

The Police are currently investigating the incident to ascertain the facts and bring those responsible for the mob attack to justice.

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Faustina, aged 76, vanished on September 12, 2023, around 5:30 pm from her home where she lived with her daughter Benedicta Agyiewaa Sasu and son-in-law.

Following her disappearance, a report was filed with the Akwatia District Police command, and subsequent investigations were initiated.

However, progress has been slow, with concerns raised by the family regarding the lackluster investigation by the local police.

Suspicion arose when Faustina’s sandals were mysteriously found near a river, suggesting a possible drowning.

Despite extensive searches conducted by divers and community members, no further traces of her whereabouts have been discovered.

Afrifa Sasu, one of the four children of the missing retired midwife narrated “Report was lodged the following morning at Akwatia District Police command. So later they invited my sister to write her statement.

“Two days after the police came around to commence investigation. Her sandals was strangely discovered her sandals near river side portraying she has drowned but we strongly don’t believe so.We went to the palace and the chief announced to the community to help find the missing woman. Divers searched through the river while others searched the bush for hours but to no avail”.

Faustina’s health condition, neuropathy, which caused numbness and difficulty walking, further complicates suspicion of her disappearance.

Adding to the family’s distress, unauthorized withdrawals have been made from Faustina’s bank account since her disappearance.

Withdrawals totaling Ghc6000 in October, November, and December have raised suspicions, particularly regarding her daughter and son-in-law, who resided with her.

“In October they withdrew Gh2000, November too they withdrew ghc2000 then December ghc2000. We suspect my sister and her husband who stayed with our missing mother” Afrifa said.

Despite these alarming developments, efforts to obtain bank account details for further investigation have been hindered by administrative delays.

According to the local Police, absence of a judge required to issue an order to the bank has stalled progress, leaving the family frustrated and feeling that the police investigation lacks urgency.

“The Police however says the judge who will issue an order to the bank to print out details of the account of the missing woman is on leave so they can’t proceed but we clearly observe that the police are not interested in the case because of the floppy nature of the investigation.

“It is almost a year we are not seeing anything positive” Afrifa lamented.

With nearly six months passing since her disappearance and no significant breakthroughs in the investigation, the family remains apprehensive .

An accountant, Afrifa Sasu, one of the four children of the missing retired midwife has for instance taken one year leave without salary to commit to intense search for the whereabout of their mother.

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She was discovered lying inside one of the toilet bowls by a patron who was attending nature’s call at around 5:00am, Tuesday.

Per a narration from the victim’s son, she was last seen three days ago, but there was no search for her as they suspected she had traveled to Mankessim for her usual trading.

However, they were notified by the alarms of residents who embarked on hours-long effort to rescue her.

It took the combined efforts of the Ghana National Fire Service personnel and the rescuers to drag her out of the pit.

Fire commander, BO3 Augustine Cudjoe told Adom News’ Alfred Amoh they could not fathom how the aged woman plunged into the toilet as the seat is too small to allow entry.

He revealed his personnel had to demolish three adjoining toilet slabs before their rescue mission was successful.

Investigations have since commenced into the matter.

Meanwhile, Yaa Prah was rescued unscathed but weak, and doctors from the Ajumako Hospital have confirmed she is fit.

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The body of Christina Nance, 29, was discovered by a police officer walking to the parking lot at around 9.15 am on Thursday outside the Huntsville Public Safety Complex. The police said that the van was last used in March to transport evidence approved for destruction from cleared cases.

Madison County Coroner’s Office found no evidence of foul play or trauma, but an autopsy and a toxicology analysis could provide further information surrounding her cause of death.

Her family, who are desperately seeking answers, are asking to see the security camera footage. Investigators are currently reviewing surveillance video to try to determine when she entered the van.

Nance had reportedly been missing for two weeks.

“We do not believe that our sister would just randomly walk to a van and climb in it. First of all, why wasn’t the van locked on police property?” the deceased victim’s sister, Whitney Nance, told ABC31. “She was in the van the entire time and nobody knew. Not even the police department knew,” the sister said.

Whitney says that her sister had been to the police department numerous times to ask for help and called her family members to pick her up.

According to WHNT, Nance had been arrested on several times non-violent violations over the last eight years, most frequently for disorderly conduct.

“We really don’t know how our relative’s body was found inside a police van on police property and we need some justice,” Frank Matthews, a local activist and Christina’s cousin, said at a press conference. “We need some clarity and Christina cannot speak for herself.”

In response to the construction site manager’s concern, police smashed a hole in the wall where they found Joice Maria da Gloria Rodrigues, 25, naked with a T-shirt wrapped around her neck.

A 54-year-old bricklayer has allegedly confessed to killing the young mother, who he is also suspected of raping.

Police were called to the grisly scene on Tuesday, October 5.

The victim, who was a student, lived with her husband and two daughters in the Brazilian city of Sao Vicente, which is also where the crime took place.

After she failed to return home, her worried relatives tried to call her on her mobile phone, which went straight to voicemail.

They promptly filed a missing person report with the police.

Her dead body was found eight days later, and the police swiftly arrested two suspects, a 56-year-old bricklayer, and a 35-year-old contractor, who were working on the building site.

The latter denied any wrongdoing, but the former confessed to killing the young woman and concealing her corpse, also implicating his colleague in the crimes.

He also told the police he had maintained consensual sexual relations with the woman before her death, according to local media.

However, the police have not ruled out the possibility of sexual abuse, and they are awaiting the findings of the post-mortem to determine if any crime of a sexual nature was committed.

Police chief Thiago Nemi Bonametti, who is heading the investigation, believes there was an argument at the site between the young woman and the contractor for unknown reasons.

According to Bonametti, it was the contractor who first started to strangle the woman before he asked for help from his colleague, who then assisted him.

After killing the woman, both suspects are believed to have concreted her up in the wall. After the crime, the two men are believed to have continued working on the site for several days as if nothing had happened.

The police also seized plastic containers used to store cocaine and a bag containing knickers from the crime scene.

The two men remain in preventive custody as the investigation continues. The police are treating the crime as a femicide.