[ 2011-11-29 ]

Chief's musket kills baby, injures three
A Tarkwa Circuit on Monday, November 28, adjourned
to Monday December 5, a case involving a chief who
allegedly shot and killed a one-year-old baby and
injured three others as he fired a musket at the
funeral ceremony of another chief.

A very remorseful looking Nana Kwesi Boadi II, 58,
who is chief of Tarkwa-Breman sat in court as the
Western Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ransford
Ninson described the incident as a likely
accident.

On Saturday, November 26, Nana Kwesi Boadi’s
musketry as part of the funeral ceremony of the
late chief of Wassa Anyinabirem, hit four persons
including one-year-old Bless Tetteh and his mother
Victoria Kwaw.

Little Bless died the same day at the Ateku
Hospital. His mother 38, George Kwetey, 38, and
Emmanuel Bortey, a 14-year-old JHS two student are
however on admission at the Central Regional
Hospital in Cape Coast where they are said to be
responding to treatment.

Nana Kwesi Boadi has been charged with murder and
causing harm.

Presiding Judge at the Tarkwa Circuit Court,
Samuel Obeng-Diawuo remanded the chief into
custody and explained the suspect had to be
remanded for his own safety because some residents
were furious and could harm him.

He however added that matters of such nature
needed to be handled cautiously so that justice
would be served.

It was a solemn atmosphere in the packed courtroom
as several chiefs, relatives and well-wishers
including the Queen Mother of the Wassa Fiase
Traditional Council came to lend support to the
chief. Some chiefs attempted to persuade
journalists not to publicize the matter.

The Wassa Fiase Traditional Council is said to
have been badly hit by the incident and are
praying for clemency.

Source - Radio Maxx

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