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23.10.2014 General News

Cop Murder Trial Resumes

By Daily Guide
Cop Murder Trial Resumes
23.10.2014 LISTEN

Joseph Nii Ayikoi Otoo
The trial of General Constable Ebenezer Owusu at an Accra fast

Track high Court for allegedly killing a senior police officer and a visitor of the then Volta Regional Minister, Kofi Dzamesi, at his residence, yesterday resumed after the legal vacation.

However when the case was called, the court, presided over by Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh, was informed that one of the seven-member jury had sent word that he would not be available for a continuation of the case.

In addition, Rexford Wiredu, principal state attorney in the case, did not bring along a witness to give evidence while Joseph Nii Ayikoi Otoo, counsel for the accused person, was said to have also gone to the Regional House of Chiefs in the Ashanti Region in connection with another matter.

The matter was consequently adjourned to October 30, 2014.

The first witness in the case, John Ofori Ankumah, was on duty at the residence of the former minister with the suspect on the day he allegedly shot and killed a senior police officer, Theophilus Quartey, and Daniel Dzikunu Agbale, a visitor of the minister.

He has finished his evidence and the state is expected to produce another witness. The witness had told the court at the last hearing that on June 2, 2008 the girlfriend of the accused person brought him food, and afterwards he (the accused) went to see her off.

The witness said Dzikunu arrived after Owusu left and asked to see the minister, to which he (the witness) advised him to call Mr Dzamesi and inform him about his arrival if he had his number.

According to him, the deceased got annoyed and stormed the residence of the minister. He said the stance from the gate to the residence was about some metres away; as a result, if one was standing at the gate one would not see whatever was happening in the residence of the minister.

In addition, he stated that the minister's brother later came there and he told him about Dzikunu. The minister's brother reportedly said the minister did not

want to see him. The witness noted that the suspect returned and he informed him about the incident and he suggested that they should go and see one of their superiors called TT Quartey.

In addition, he stated that Owusu went and informed TT Quartey and they arrived together with the District Officer and went straight to the minister's residence. He noted that he later heard gunshots but did not go into the residence, adding that a few minutes later the District Officer came out and went away.

By fidelia Achama

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