Pastor who tried to bury 5-month-old baby alive remanded alongside two others

Richmond Akwasi Frimpong, head pastor of Anointed Grace Prayer Ministry at Kuffour Camp, Abofrem, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks by the Bibiani Circuit Court over the alleged attempted murder of a five-month-old baby, according to citinewsroom.com report.

According to the new report, he was remanded alongside Beatrice Agyapomaa, 23, and Emmanuel Appiah, 53, who appeared before the court on four counts in connection with the incident. A fourth suspect, identified as Emmanuel Donkor, is currently on the run.

According to the prosecution, the alleged offence occurred on April 9, 2026, at about 10:00 p.m., when Frimpong is said to have attempted to kill the infant, Anaya Achiaa, aged five months and two weeks. He has therefore been charged under Section 47 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The court also heard that Frimpong and Agyapomaa have each been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime under Section 23(1) of Act 29 for allegedly agreeing together to carry out the act.

Appiah has separately been charged with abetment of crime under Section 20(1) of Act 29 for allegedly assisting in the commission of the offence.

Police investigations revealed that the baby was rescued after eyewitnesses reportedly intervened at a refuse dump at Abofrem, where the infant was discovered alive.

The child was subsequently rushed to the Abofrem Clinic for treatment.

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