Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 27 September 2025
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
A murder case involving two relatives who worked together as a trotro driver and mate has taken a new twist after the mate confessed to falsely implicating his driver.
According to information shared on Facebook by Crime Check TV GH on September 26, 2025, the suspects, Isaac Arhin, a bus conductor (mate) and Evans Mensah, a trotro driver, were both remanded for two months following the killing of a woman.
According to police investigations, Isaac, who once lived with Evans, was expelled from his home after engaging in an affair with a 13-year-old girl in the same vehicle they worked with.
Left homeless, Isaac was later taken in by a pastor who housed him at his mother-in-law’s residence.
According to the report, However, Isaac turned on his host by attacking the woman, hitting her with a pestle before suffocating her with a polythene bag.
He then fled with GH¢1,500 in cash.
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When Isaac was arrested, he falsely accused Evans of being his accomplice, allegedly to “teach him a lesson,” after he had previously sacked him from the house, they both lived together.
Police say the mate wanted Evans to suffer police brutality in retaliation for slaps he once received from him.
As a result, both men were held in remand for two months.
Haunted by guilt and plagued by sleepless nights, Isaac has now confessed that Evans is innocent and had no involvement in the crime.
Despite this confession, securing Evans’s release has become a challenge as legal processes continue.
Isaac remains in custody for the brutal murder, while Evans’s fate lies in the hands of the justice system, pending further investigations and court proceedings.
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