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Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 4 August 2013

Source: Joy Online

Man, 27, killed at Keta

The corpse of a 27-year-old man found Sunday morning in the Keta Municipality in bizarre circumstances has left residents in a state of fear.

The Volta regional town has in the past year experienced at least two other mysterious murders.

In June this year, Keta Chief, Torgbui Azialekor, appealed to the government to help solve what he considered to be a possible case of serial murders.

Joy News' Volta Regional Correspondent, Ivy Sortodzi who visited the scene reported that the family of the deceased, Senega Kumorge, a farmer, suspects foul play in his death.

Ivy reported that the police have deposited the remains of the man at the Keta Government Hospital mortuary.

The Municipal Chief Executive for Keta, Sylvester Tornyeavah speaking to Joy News said the previous mysterious murders still remains unsolved but promised to act swiftly to prevent another death in the wake of Sunday morning's suspected murder.