The Police have commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a female adult, Akua Serwaa Kyei on 3rd August 2023, at Atwima Bebu in the Ashanti Region. She is the daughter of the Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)Hon Kwaku Kyei Baffour.
According to the husband of the deceased, he returned home at about 5:30pm on 3rd August 2023, and found the victim lying unconscious at the back of their house and rushed her to the hospital but she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. He further alleged that their living room and bedroom were ransacked and a television set stolen.
An initial assessment of the incident scene by the Police Crime Scene team revealed that no doors or windows in the house had been broken into.
Also, upon an inspection of deceased body at the hospital, no marks of violence or gun shot wound was found.
The body has since been deposited at the morgue for preservation autopsy as investigation continues.
The Police have visited the family of the deceased and are working with them to get to the bottom of the matter and bring perpetrators to face justice.
The Inspector-General of Police has also spoken to the family via a telephone call and assured them of a thorough investigation into the case. A Police clinical psychologist has also been assigned to the family to assist them in these trying times.