Death of Central University Law Student: Police officer charged with murder

General Corporal Robert Koranteng, the police officer interdicted in connection with the death of 23-year-old Central University Law student Ivan Baidoo, has reportedly been charged with murder.

According to a report by 3news.com, the police officer was charged with murder after he was arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on Thursday, September 16, 2026.

General Corporal Koranteng, a 34-year-old officer stationed at the Traffic Management Enforcement Unit at the Police Headquarters in Accra, is accused of unlawfully causing Baidoo’s death, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The prosecution told the court that the incident that led to the death of law student Baidoo occurred on August 27, 2026, when he boarded a Yango motorbike from Ashongman Estates to the East Legon Astroturf Park to play football.

According to the prosecution, the rider, Samuel Wesley Arthur, allegedly drove through a red traffic light at the UPSA traffic intersection.

Corporal Koranteng, who was on duty at the intersection, reportedly pursued the motorbike and signalled Arthur to stop.

The prosecution alleges that Arthur failed to stop and continued through the Okponglo traffic light and the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange before entering the Tema Motorway.

It further alleges that after the Old Tollbooth on the Tema Motorway, Corporal Koranteng kicked the motorbike while pursuing the rider.

According to the prosecution, the action caused Arthur to lose control of the motorcycle, which subsequently crashed into a concrete barrier.

The prosecution further alleges that the officer did not stop or arrange immediate medical assistance for the victims before leaving the scene.

It added that Good Samaritans later transported Baidoo and Arthur to the Tema General Hospital.

Baidoo was pronounced dead on arrival, while Arthur was treated and discharged.

A postmortem examination conducted on September 3 by Dr Eric Dumfeh, a pathologist at the Tema General Hospital, attributed Baidoo’s death to haemorrhagic shock resulting from bilateral haemothorax and haemoperitoneum caused by blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen.

The Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) took over the investigation on September 8.

Corporal Koranteng was arrested on September 12 and subsequently arraigned before the court.

The Police Service had earlier identified and interdicted the officer after preliminary investigations linked him to the incident. While the CID’s Homicide Unit investigates the circumstances surrounding Baidoo’s death, the Police Professional Standards Bureau is separately examining the officer’s conduct.

Baidoo’s family had previously called for a transparent investigation and prosecution if investigations established the officer’s culpability.

His father, Evans Baidoo, said the family did not believe his son died in an ordinary accident.

Baidoo is scheduled to be buried on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

A pre-burial service is scheduled for 6 a.m., followed by the main burial service at 7 a.m. at CEM Rehoboth Temple near Wisconsin University.

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