From Tim Dzamboe, Akatsi
A district magistrate court at Akatsi presided over by Mr Francis Asakeya has remanded three persons into police custody for allegedly murdering a mentally handicapped man at Akatsi in the Volta Region.
They are Koku Hedagbi, 19, from Adeheta; Doe Tsatsu, 20, from Adeheta ; and Nukunya Agozi; 40, from Sremanu all in the Akatsi district, while a fourth suspect only known as Moses is on the run.
The station officer of the Akatsi police station, Mr E.Y Ashigbi, told the court that on April 26, 2010 70-year-old Kofi Husunukpe alias Gbevitor, who was a well known mentally handicapped person left his home at Adeheta near Akatsi to wander but never returned.
He said on April 28 at about 7.30 a.m, the decapitated body of the man was found in a decomposed state near a bridge at the outskirts of Akatsi and a report was made to the police. A preliminary investigations led to the arrest of Hedagbi and Tsatsu.
Chief Investigator Ashigbi said upon interrogation, the accused persons admitted having knocked down the deceased with a motorbike but denied beheading him.
He said further investigations revealed that Agozi and Moses were those who allegedly beheaded the deceased and that Agozi was subsequently arrested but denied the allegation, while Moses is on the run.
The three accused persons have been remanded to reappear on May 21.
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