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The police have conducted a forensic examination on the gun of Constable Smith Gyekyi, a policeman accused of shooting a man at Kuntunse over an alleged transport fare dispute, according to prosecutors.
Chief Inspector Apewah Achana told the Adabraka District Court that the police are therefore waiting for the forensic report.
The trial judge, Ama Adomako Kwakye, adjourned the matter to October 10, 2024.
Constable Gyekyi is being held for the murder of Stanley Ahadzi.
The court has not taken his plea.
The prosecution's case 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 prosecution said that when Deputy Superintendent of Police Adamu Muniru, Adjen Kotoku Crime Officer, 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 named Stanley Ahadzi, dead in a supine position with blood oozing from his head.
The court heard that Constable Gyekyi, who was using his private car for commercial purposes, “picked up” one Esther Owusua from Ablekuma Joma to Koans Estate, Kuntunse Satellite, around 3:00 am 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 prosecution said 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 was detained.
During investigations, Constable Gyekyi admitted the offense, the prosecution told the court.
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