The ongoing investigation into the Mankesim murder case has established that the two suspects have murdered two additional persons for ritual purposes, bringing the number of deaths to three.
Reports indicate that the suspects have confessed to the three murders, but the latest police update said two bodies had been retrieved.
The suspects, a self-styled pastor, Michael Darko, 48; and the Tufuhene of Ekumfi Akwakrom Christopher Ekow Quansah, 65; are currently in police custody for allegedly killing an aspiring trainee nurse, Georgina Asor Botchwey.
The second murdered victim, Gloria Yeboah, a petty trader from Obokrom in Kumasi, was reported missing sometime in June 2022 when she left home in her quest to travel abroad.
According to the police, the suspects lured the deceased to Accra on June 17, 2022, and took her to Mankessim under the pretext of preparing her to travel to Holland. However, she was later killed by them.
The body of the deceased has been found, and police have been able to locate her family, who identified her as Gloria Yeboah.
A statement issued by the police on Friday, September 30, said, “police is providing the necessary support to the family in these difficult times.”
The police are also following a lead on a possible third victim who might have been murdered by the suspects.
“Investigations so far point to the fact that the suspects are involved in ritual murders. They lure their victims, sometimes under the pretext of helping them to travel abroad and then kill them.”
The police have urged any member of the public who has dealt with the suspects or knows someone who has ever dealt with them to contact the police on 0243809991 to assist in the investigation.
“We would like the public to note that this is a temporal number dedicated only to this investigation,” the statement added.