A 35-year-old farmer has been stabbed to death at Assin Akropong in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.
The deceased, Isaac Godiga, was stabbed many times in the chest and stomach over his missing Samsung Galaxy Phone.
According to reports, the deceased’s daughter, Esther Binney saw the heinous act but was helpless and could not save his father from the suspect.
The 9-year-old daughter of the victim narrated what she encountered at the scene of the crime to the media.
“I shouted at the suspect to stop stabbing my father but to no avail,” the victim’s daughter narrated as she cries.
Reports indicate that the deceased confronted the suspect over his missing Samsung Galaxy mobile phone after he received information that the suspect and his friends had gone out looking for a buyer to buy the same missing mobile phone.
When a serious argument erupted between them, the suspect, who was carrying a knife concealed in his pocket, fatally stabbed the victim.
The deceased was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
The information also revealed that the deceased had earlier made an official complaint to the Assin Akropong Police Command after he received intel that the phone was with the suspect and his friends, but the police officer on duty ordered the complainant, now deceased to get the suspect arrested since the police officers on duty at the time were not enough to go out of the station.
Consequently, the Assin Fosu Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Edith Gaanu including the Divisional Crime Officer, DSP Daniel Darko, and the District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Cephas Arthur, and a team of police officers paid a visit to commiserate with the bereaved family and assured them that the circumstances surrounding the death of their relatives will be probed transparently and professionally.
They also called on the youth to remain calm and not to resort to violence as the police are forever ready to address their concerns.
Meanwhile, one of the suspects has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.
