Monday, July 13, 2009

BLIND WOMAN IN BED WITH DEAD BODY (THE MIRROR)

Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
A blind old woman in a village at Sefwi-Asawinso in the Sefwi-Wiawso District of the Western Region, who had her hut turned into a mortuary by murderers nearly collapse after the discovery of dead body in her bedroom by her visitors.
The dead body was deposited in the hut of the blind old woman, who had no idea that she had been in the room with a corpse all night until she had visitors later in the day to inform her.
According to the police, the deceased, one Kofi Fofie was murdered was likely to have been murdered elsewhere and then deposited in the room of the old visually-impede woman.
Her relatives, who visited her found blood-stain on her door frame. The police said the blind woman who did not know about her new “roommate” had been going in and out of her hut.
The woman, Madam Ama Mensah, told the police that she did not know that she had been living in her room with a dead body until visitors came to her compound.
She said the visitors had tête-à-tête with her and when they were about parting, one of them asked why the blood on the door frame and the clay in front of her entrance.
To satisfy their curiosity and to ensure that Madam Mensah was alright and safe, the visitors followed the traces only to discover the horror of a dead body lying in a supine position on the floor of her room.
The visitors them shouted for help and realized that the deceased Kofi Foffie a native of the areas was killed and in the night deposited in the room of the poor blind woman.
The police then proceeded to the scene and upon careful examination realized that, there were bruises and some marks of assault and blood stain on the neck of the deceased with so much pain on the face.
The police regional crime unit confirmed the story and called for public support to arrest the offenders. Investigations are currently on going.
The body of the deceased had been removed and deposited at the Asafo Catholic Hospital for autopsy. While the police continued with their investigations.

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