[ 2016-12-04 ]

Police investigate murder of Chinese miner in Ashanti Region
The police are investigating the murder of a
45-year-old Chinese who was killed at a mine site
at Manso Abore in the Amansie West District in the
Ashanti Region at dawn last Thursday.
The remains of the deceased, Huang Zeng Min, has
since been cremated at the Old Tafo Cemetery in
Kumasi.

Brief

Briefing the media, the Manso Nkwanta District
Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP) Thomas Badu Poku, said his outfit
received a distress call about 4.30 a.m. on the
murder at Akrofrom, near Abore.

He said when the police reached the scene, the
body of the deceased was found lying on the
ground, with blood oozing from a cut on the neck.

ASP Poku said the police conveyed the body to the
morgue at the Komfo Anoakye Teaching Hospital
(KATH).

Arrest

He said Six Ghanaians who had been working with
the deceased had all been arrested as suspects and
were assisting the police in investigations.

The commander said the case had been transferred
to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department
(CID) for further investigations.

Reaction

A cousin of the deceased, Ms Li Linmi, said news
about Min’s death came as a surprise to both the
bereaved family and the Chinese community in
Ghana.

She called for investigations into the matter to
ensure justice and fairness.

Ms Linmi announced a bounty of GH¢5,000 for
anybody or group who would volunteer information
leading to the arrest of the alleged murderers.

Source - Graphiconline

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