The family of murdered Georgina Asor Botchwey whose gruesome assassination for money rituals occured last year September 9, 2022 at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region have raised concerns over how good deceased's accused killers look after a year in police custody.

Christopher Ekow Quansah Clark (the first accused), popularly known to be 'Nana Clark' and his compatriot, Pastor Micheal Darko has since Monday, September 19, 2022 been in police grip after a thoroughly conducted investigation which later had Jonathan Obeng (the third accused) who probings revealed to have dug the pit the deceased was buried in, joined the picture.

This agitation by the family emanated after the accused killers appeared before the Cape Coast District Court 1 on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 presided over by Her Worship Anita Sheila Serwah Crabbe.

The case which in its early stage saw Her Worship Bernice Mensima Ackon of the Cape Coast District Court 2 preside over it as the Magistrate to be subsequently replace by His Worship Eric Oheneba Boasiako after her transfer few months on, on Tuesday witnessed Her Worship Anita Sheila S. Crabbe preside over it following His Worship Oheneba Boasiako's procession on leave.

Speaking in an interview with Sompa News Eric Annan after the court proceedings, Uncle to the deceased, Papa Annan Swanzy expressed amazement over how glowing the accused killers of his niece appears to look amid tension surrounding their action.

The deceased's Uncle, moreover, quizzed to find out if indeed the accused persons are in police custody over the fact they the bereaved family is yet to know the exact cells housing the accused killers.

Papa Swanzy however assured the general public of the family's unflinching pursuit towards the case, hence no need for anyone to get troubled over unfair hearing.

The case has further been adjourned to Tuesday, October 24, 2023, as proceedings in court revealed the trial to have reach its committal state with preparations set to have it entrusted to the High Court, having obtained the Attorney General's advise on the case to have Jonathan Obeng freed after findings proved him to have nothing to do with Asor Botchwey's murder.

Background

The deceased, Georgina Asor Botchwey, lives at Yeji in the Bono East Region. She was an applicant seeking admission to the Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing School in the Central Region.

She arrived in Cape Coast on the 8th of September, 2022.

Upon arrival, she called Pastor Micheal Darko and informed him about his presence in the region and what she was coming to do.

Micheal Darko, a self-styled Pastor and boyfriend to the senior sister of the deceased, informed her he will pick her up after her interview with the Nursing School.

They met at the Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing School, picked the deceased up in a taxi to Pedu junction in Cape Coast where Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah (Nana Clark), the Tufuhene of Ekumfi Akwaakrom and a Trader had parked his Benz Car with registration number GT 8686-C.

The chief drove to Akwaakrom, took the deceased’s iPhone and locked her in a room.

The accused person went to Asikafo Ambantem, a suburb of Mankessim where they had dug a hole in an uncompleted storey building belonging to the chief.

They went back for the deceased and sent her to Asikafo Ambantem.

On September 9, 2022 around mid-day, the chief and the pastor killed the deceased for money rituals.

The chief allegedly hit the deceased with a club whereupon the deceased fell down. The pastor allegedly held the neck of the deceased till she died. 

They took the hair of the deceased after killing her and left the uncompleted storey building around 2am.

A complaint was lodged to the police by the brother of the deceased, Alfred Duodu.

The police picked intelligence and started looking for the accused persons and on September 19, the Pastor got arrested at Anomabo where he admitted to the crime.

He subsequently led the police to where the deceased had been buried where the body of the deceased was exhumed.

The police further picked intelligence which later led to the arrest of the Tufuhene at his hideout in Ekumfi Akwaakrom.

He also admitted to the crime and stated that they did that for money rituals.

The accused were put before the Cape Coast District Court 2 presided over by Her Wordship Bernice Mensima Ackon.

They were charged with the conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder; and murder contrary to section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1980, Act 29.

The plea of the accused was not taken. The fact and the charges were read to them in Fante and in twi.

The prosecutor, DSP Daniel Gadzo, pleaded with the court to allow them some time to conclude their investigations. 

Source//Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan