Twelve (12) persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major Maxwell Mahama.
They are William Baah, Bernard Asamoah Kofi Nyame, Charles Kwaning, Kwame Tuffuor, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim William Baah, Bernard Asamoah and Kofi Nyame.
The rest are Charles Kwaning, Kwame Tuffuor, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, John Bosie, Akwesi Asante, Emmanuel Baidoo and Kwadzo Anima.
However, verdict was also passed to acquit and discharge two of the 14 residents of Dankyira Obuasi, who were accused of the murder of Major Mahama, who was on guard duty at Dankyira Obuasi, in the Central region.
Bismark Donkor and Bismarck Abanga were acquitted by the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Mariama Owusu, after being found innocent by the jury yesterday.
Hitherto, all of the convicts and discharged pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime, abetment of a crime and murder.
Nevertheless, on July 4, 2022 the court ruled that prosecution made prima facie case and called on all of the convicts and discharged persons to open their defence.
The subject matter of the case was that Major Mahama is dead, but died through harm, the harm was unlawful, the death was intentional and that the convicts were the cause of the death.
As it was established by autopsy that Major Mahama died from multiple head injuries from blunt object and gun wounds.
The court stated that circumstances leading to his death were captured in video, including the role each of the convicts played in lynching the soldier, who was by then a Captain.
Recounting the incident in the year 2017, the court noted that Bernard Asamoah was seen hitting the deceased with a stick, as well as a stone.
Kofi Nyame was seen dropping a cement block on the head of the deceased and Charles Kwaning, as well as Kwame Tuffuor admitted doing same.
Joseph Appiah Kubi admitted the crime by stating that he pelted âsmallâ blocks he picked at the deceased. Michael Anim on his part said he only threw a blow at the deceased. Another accused person admitted throwing a cement block at the deceased, but said it did not hit target because the deceased blocked it with his hand.
Akwesi Asante was captured in the video holding a gun at the crime scene and fired same at the deceased.
Kwadzo Anima was at the scene and took part in the crime by removing the clothe of the deceased.
Families of the deceased were content with the verdict and hoped that no other person suffers the fate of their son.
