A 45-year-old Tarkwa-based presenter of Pure Fm and Medeamaa Fm, who allegedly went to visit his 17-year-old girlfriend at Essamang Kakraba, in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, has allegedly been murdered.
The deceased, Kojo Quayson, was allegedly hit with a stick twice at the back of his head by the father of the girl, Mohammed, 52.
Superintendent of Police Augustine Anyarah, Municipal Crime Officer, who disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Tarkwa, said the body had been deposited at the Tarkwa Government Hospital for autopsy.
He said on November 27, at about 1430 hours, the deceased, who was also a Senior Safety Officer at Goldfields Ghana.
Limited, Tarkwa Mine, drove his personal car to the suspect’s house.
Superintendent Anyarah said when the journalist arrived in the house, the suspect and his daughter were not at home, but his two other daughters were watching a film in the hall, while his oldest child was in the bedroom.
According to him, one of the daughters stated that when Quayson entered their hall without knocking on the door, she told him to go back since his girlfriend was not at home.
Supt. Anyarah said Quayson started fondling the girl so she cried out and this attracted another sister to the scene, who informed their father on phone.
Mohammed, who had earlier warned Quayson on his first visit to the house not to visit them again, quickly came home to demand Quayson’s mission.
Superintendent Anyarah said Mohammed slapped him (Quayson) and this resulted in a fight between them.
Superintendent Anyarah said in the process, the suspect picked a piece of wood and hit the deceased, which dazed him and he tried to move to his car, but fell some eight meters away from the suspect’s house.
Some tenants, who were nearby, quickly went to his aid and rushed him to the Tarkwa Government Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The crime officer added that the suspect and his two daughters, who are currently in police custody, would be put before court while investigations continued.