Abesim Ritual Murder Case Adjourned To April 17

The case in which one Richard Appiah has been held for an alleged ritual murder of two kids has been adjourned to April 17, 2022. This was because the accused person was not brought to the court. The magistrate handling the case at the Kaneshie District Court, Her Worship Ama Adomako Kwakye who has also been on leave for

some time, has resumed. But this adjournment makes it the seventh time the case has been adjourned. On the September 15, 2021, the police prosecutor, the Chief Inspector Lawrence Anane also told the court that, prosecution is awaiting the post mortem examination reports conducted on the two kids allegedly murdered

by Richard Appiah. Richard Appiah, 28, is alleged to have murdered two children at Abesim in the Bono Region. It was the case of the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Anane on September 15 that, the post-mortem on the two bodies have been conducted and they are waiting for the full examination report from the medical officer to

enable them to forward the duplicate docket to the Attorney General’s office for advice.To this end, the prosecutor prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable them to wrap up their report. The magistrate Her Worship Ama Adomako Kwakye after listening to the Prosecutor remanded the accused. Appiah is alleged to

have murdered the boys and also kept some of their body parts in a fridge in his house. Even though the charges and the facts were read to him in open court on August 26, when he first appeared, his plea was not taken.