Ghana: a man shoots his cousin dead

The 26-year-old man was arrested for shooting dead his cousin in Numeriso, near Jacobu, in the central district of Amansie, in Ghana’s Ashanti region.

According to a police, “the suspect shot the deceased with a single-barrel gun, after which he fled the crime scene.”

He was handed over to the Jacobu Police by a relation after he was declared wanted days ago after the incident.

He has since been detained in police cells at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District to assist with investigations and prosecution

The victim was rushed to Numeriso Health Center for treatment but was referred to AGA Hospital, Obuasi for further treatment where he was pronounced clinically dead on arrival by the medical officer.

The body has since been deposited at the same hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.