The police have conducted a forensic examination on the gun of Constable Smith Gyekyi, a policeman accused of shooting an adult at Kuntunse over an alleged transport fare dispute, according to prosecutors.
Chief Inspector Apewah Achana told the Adabraka District Court that the police were awaiting the forensic report.
The trial Judge, Ama Adomako Kwakye, therefore, adjourned the matter to October 10, 2024. The court has not taken the plea of Constable Gyekyi, who is being held for the murder of Stanley Ahadzi.
The case of prosecution is that on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at around 4:00 am, the police received information that a male adult had been shot at the frontage of Koans Estate at Satellite Kuntunse, near Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region.
The court heard that when
the Deputy Superintendent of Police Adamu Muniru, Adjen Kotoku Crime Officer, and Assistant Superintendent of Police, the Night Monitoring Officer and the case investigator, Leticia Asiedu, arrived at the scene, they discovered a 25-year-old adult, Stanley Ahadzi, was dead and lying in a supine position with blood oosing from his head.
The prosecution said that Constable Gyekyi, who was using his private car for commercial purpose, “picked” Esther Owusua from Ablekuma Joma to Koans Estate, Kuntunse Satellite, around 3:00am on the same day.
The prosecution held that while on their route, Owusua, a witness in the case, got lost and contacted Ahadzi, now deceased, who agreed to meet them at Koans Gate.
The court heard that when Ahadzi arrived at the Koans Estate Gate, a quarrel ensued between him and Constable Gyekyi
over the fare that was charged.
The Court was told that during the argument, Constable Gyekyi became annoyed, pulled his sidearm, gave a warning shot and later shot Ahadzi to death.
According to the prosecution, Constable Gyekyi reported himself to the Amasaman Divisional Police and he was detained.
During investigations, Constable Gyekyi admitted the offence, prosecution told the Court. —GNA