Irate youth of Krofrom in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, are demonstrating against the Police over an autopsy report that exonerated three police officers accused of having a hand in the death of a 27-year-old man, who was arrested in the area last week.
The autopsy report states that, the deceased, who the Police suspected to be a criminal, died of a heart failure.
But the youth, who disagree with the report, believed to have been conducted by pathologists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, are demonstrating against the police.
Citi News’ Hawa Iddrisu reports that the angry residents want the Police officers who beat the young man to be prosecuted.
“It is a nasty incident here; Police personnel are clashing with the residents and as it stands now the Police are calling for reinforcement. Media personnel covering the incident had to rush to some offices to seek refuge. Armed Police men are coming from all directions, from the traffic light area, from the round about area. The residents believe that it is the Police officer who killed him.”
We’ll find killers
The Ashanti Regional police earlier promised to investigate the circumstances under which Osei Tawiah was allegedly beaten to death.
The deceased, was allegedly beaten to death after the police officers on patrol duties allegedly mistook him for a criminal.
Addressing the crowd, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakye, said if the autopsy report proves that the deceased was indeed shot by the Police, “I will personally lead the investigation to get the Police officers arrested and charged with murder.”
Brothers mistaken for robbers killed by Police
In February a tutor of the Asante Mampong Midwifery College in the Ashanti Region and his brother, painfully lost their lives after they were mistaken for armed robbers by police officers who had been called to a robbery scene.
The police officers had been called to quell a robbery ongoing at the school when the shooting took place.
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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