POLICE HUNT FOR MURDER SUSPECT (PAGE 37, MIRROR, JAN 16, 2010)

From Akwasi Ampratwum-
Mensah, Sunyani

The Sunyani Municipal Police are searching for a middle-aged man from Wamfie in the Dormaa East District in the Brong Ahafo Region for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old farmer to death and wounding the deceased’s brother.
   Kofi Kontoh, who was on a visit to his brother, Seidu Adama, who stays in the same house as the deceased, Kwame Kyeremeh, and his wounded brother, Yaw Oppong, for the Christmas, is alleged to have committed the offence in the night of December 27, 2009 after which he bolted.
   Police Superintendent (Supt) Charles Botwe, the in-charge of the Sunyani Municipality, who briefed The Mirror, said Kontoh visited a drinking spot behind his brother’s house at Abesim, near Sunyani, to enjoy himself alongside other merry makers.
Mr Botwe said the music from the spot was so loud that about 11 p.m. Kyeremeh went to ask the lady operator of the bar to reduce the volume and she obliged.
He said this did not go down well with Kontoh, who confronted Kyeremeh about his orders to the lady to reduce the sound of the music, leading to a scuffle between the two men.
He said they were separated by the other occupants of the house, after which Kontoh went for a bath, left the house and indicated that he was going back to where he came from that night.
   However, according to Mr Botwe, Kontoh returned to the house to find Kyeremeh lying on a bench in the house. Kontoh allegedly drew a knife and stabbed Kyeremeh in the belly, exposing his intestines.
   The police officer said a scream by Kontoh drew the attention of his brother, who quickly came out of his room to find out what was amiss and, to his surprise, found the suspect holding the knife.
   Mr Botwe further alleged that an attempt by Mr Oppong to snatch the knife from Kontoh failed and Kontoh inflicted some wounds on Oppong’s body and bolted.
   The Municipal Police Commander said Kyeremeh and his brother were quickly rushed to the Regional Hospital in Sunyani, where they were admitted for treatment but Kyeremeh died two days later while his brother has since been discharged.