Tuesday, amid a commotion involving them and the family of the deceased, the relatives of Jonathan Obeng, the third accused party in the case of the murdered prospective nursing student at Mankessim, escaped for their life.
The judge adjourned the case to November 8, 2022, and a furious argument broke out between the two families outside the Cape Coast Court Complex.
The family of Obeng, the supposed mason who dug the tomb to bury the sick, became enraged when a journalist recorded them sobbing over their relative's ongoing arrest and confronted him (the journalist) as a result.
Upon learning of the occurrence, Kate Swanzy, an aunt of the late Georgina Asor Botchwey, became agitated and an argument ensued.
This resulted in a fight, and with the help of witnesses who had come to support them, the grieving family outnumbered members of Obeng's family, who fled as soon as they sensed danger.
The accused was remanded for a third time by the Cape Coast District Court Two, which was presided over by Mrs. Bernice Mensimah Ackon, after the prosecution, DSP Daniel Gadzo, begged for enough time to conclude the investigation.
The accused's pleas were not heard, thus the case was postponed until Tuesday, November 8.
Ekow, Christopher For the suspected murder of Georgina Asor Botchwey, a potential student nurse at Mankessim, Clarke Quansah, Michael Darko, a self-styled pastor, and Jonathan Obeng, a mason, are on trial.
They are accused of both murder and murder conspiracy.
However, when the police led the suspects into a waiting van, the large crowd of spectators booed and yelled at them.
Quansah asked the judge to free Obeng during their most recent court appearance because he was not a part of the scheme.
He acknowledged hiring his 26-year-old in-law to dig the grave but insisted he was unaware of the murder.
The presiding judge, however, intervened to stop Quansah because the trial had not yet begun.
On September 22, Clarke and Darko were the sole defendants included on the charge sheet that the prosecutor, DSP Daniel Gadzo, presented to the court.
According to DSP Gadzo, the complainant was Mr. Duodu, a military officer and the victim's brother.
According to him, Clarke lived in Sikafo Ambantem in Mankessim while Darko, the deceased's sister's boyfriend, lived in Kumasi.
The dead, who had traveled from Yeji in the Bono East Region for an interview at the, he claimed, had arrived there on Thursday, September 8, 2022.
Clarke and Darko seized the deceased's iPhone, sequestered her in a room, and then drove to Sikafoambantem, a suburb of Mankessim, where they hired Obeng to bury the body in a building that was still under construction that belonged to Clarke.
At 2:00 a.m., Darko and Clark escorted the woman to the unfinished structure, where Darko strangled her to death and Clarke struck her in the neck with a club from behind.
She was then given a hair cut before being buried in the pit.
He claimed that the Central Region police received information on the same day that led to the arrest of Darko at Anomabo, but Clarke was able to flee.
Darko confessed to the crime after questioning and claimed they intended to use the deceased for money rituals.
On September 21, 2022, Quansah was also apprehended from his hiding place.
After the court session, Duodu, the deceased's brother, said the family was pleased with the pace of the proceedings and was hopeful of receiving justice.
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