Blood sucking farmer helps police in girl's murder

Yaw Sarpong, a farmer from Tikobo No. 2 in the Jomoro District is helping the Half Assini Police in their investigations into the killing of a six-year old girl on April 20.

The Jomoro District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) John Dzineku, who briefed the media at Half Assini at the weekend said, on April 20, the girl, Manza Blay-kyie was playing with her friends with a cutlass near a public borehole at the outskirt of the town at about 1730 hours.

He said an unknown assailant emerged from a nearby bush, snatched the cutlass from one of them and inflicted a deep cut on the neck of Manza, killing her instantly.

The Police Commander said the assailant fled into the bush and could not be traced when people arrived at the scene.

DSP Dzineku, however, said after the murder, a farmer in the town only identified as Sarpong appeared at the spot and drank some of the blood from the girl's fatal wound and used part to wash his face.

Consequently, the police arrested him on suspicion of using the blood for rituals.

The body of Manza has been deposited at the mortuary of the Half Assini Government Hospital for autopsy.

The Police Commander said the police had intensified their investigations to arrest the culprit.