Prof. Benneh: Committal proceedings begin May 19
Prosecution will on May 19, this year, commence committal proceedings against Ebenezer Kwayisi at the Kaneshie District Court for the alleged murder of University of Ghana law lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Benneh.
The state will seek to convince the district court, presided over by Ama Adomako Kwakye, to commit Kwayisi to stand trial at the High Court.
On Monday, the prosecutor, Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, informed the court that an advice from the Attorney General’s (AG’s) Office had recommended that the police charge Kwayisi.
He, therefore, prayed for adjournment to enable a representative of the AG to commence the committal proceedings.
The court, subsequently, fixed May 19 for the AG to begin the proceedings.
Kwayisi is one of three suspects to have been arrested in connection with the murder of University of Ghana law lecturer.
The main suspect, James Womba died in police custody on October 17, last year.
The second accused person Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah was discharged after an advice from the AG recommended that Nkansah was innocent.
Kwayisi has been slapped with abetment of crime — murder.
Background
Four suspects were earlier remanded into police custody over their involvement in the murder of Professor Benneh, a prominent lecturer of the University of Ghana.
The suspects were put before the Kaneshie Circuit Court on September 13, after they were all slapped with murder charges.
James Nana Womba, 26; Isaac Botchway, 41; Christian Pobee, 32 and Adams Mensah Mansur, 52, are domestic workers at the mansion of the late Associate Professor situated at Agyiringano.
The facts of the case as presented by Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, was that Professor Benneh’s lifeless body was found in his home at about 8 am on Thursday, September 10, in a pool of blood with his hands tied behind his back and marks of multiple acts of assault and resultant cuts on his body.
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Prof. Benneh had retired from the university but worked on contract and lived alone in his mansion.
There was no sign of a break-in. However, one Isaac Botchway, who was the late law professor’s houseboy said the last time he spoke to him was on September 10 at about 8 pm.
Mr. Botchway said he lived in Accra Central and Prof. Benneh normally called him whenever he needed him to run errands for him.
After finding out that the professor was not answering the door, they broke in.
“When the door was forced open, he was found dead,” Botchway narrated.
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