It is emerging that the young man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend in Ho and stuffed her in a refrigerator may be having more than one identity.
He is known by neighbors as Frank, co-workers as Emmanuel, and other townsfolk as Augustine, DGN Online has gathered.
Last Monday, November 22, 2021 the Police in Ho, the regional command to be precise confirmed a possible murder case at Fiave, a suburb of Ho, the Volta Regional capital.
The case involved a young man whose name was given as one Frank and his girlfriend also identified only as Lizzy. Upon an alert from neighbors of Frank, the police discovered the body of Lizzy in a refrigerator inside Frank’s room.
According to DSP Efia Tenge, the head of Public Affairs at the Volta Regional Police Command, the body was almost decomposing when it was discovered. It also emitted a pungent smell and attracted flies. There were traces of blood also in the room.
She also announced a manhunt for the suspect whose full identity is still not known. Meanwhile, further probe by Journalists in the regional capital has revealed that the suspect Frank may have had three identities.
His landlady and co-tenants know him as Frank. His colleagues at his workplace; Kekeli Hotel in Ho, know him as Emmanuel, while other friends in town folks know him as Augustine.
Although the Police are yet to give further details on their investigations so far, DGN Online has gathered that the suspect; Frank, and his girlfriend, Lizzy worked at the same place.
Furthermore, it was their absence from work over the weekend and that Monday morning that led their co-workers to check from the house where Frank lived.
Coincidentally, the landlady is reported to have seen Frank only on Sunday, November 21, 2021 when he had come to pick his spare keys from her. Little did she know that the retrieval of the spare key may have been a ploy to prevent others from accessing the room.
However, when it emerged on Monday that Frank’s room was emitting a foul smell and hosting flies, the landlady permitted his co-workers and other neighbors to break the door to ascertain the source of the smell.
The body of Lizzy, which was found to be in an advanced state of decomposition in the white double-decker refrigerator was conveyed to the Ho Municipal Hospital morgue. It is awaiting autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Police are still searching for Frank, the said boyfriend who is believed to have killed the deceased. The public is encouraged to promptly share any information of Frank to the nearest police station.
From Fred Duodu, Ho (k.duodu@yahoo.com)