C/R: Murdered And Burnt Man Identified, Family Demands Justice

The man whose charred remains was discovered at Fiifi, a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano in the central region on Monday has been identified. 

Residents of Fiifi, a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano on Monday morning discovered burnt remains of an unknown man beyond recognition.

The assassination of Francis Dawson, a 39years old television set repairer has thrown the family into an unmeasured shock.

Speaking to the wife of the deceased, Grace Dawson revealed that, her husband on Saturday night around 3 am was picked by some men clothed in Community Police uniforms under the guise of taking him to a police station in Nyanyano Kakraba over a complaint filed against him by someone.

However, when she and some other persons tried to follow up they realised there was no police station at the jurisdiction causing them to inquire from the Nyanyano police station where the station denied knowledge of any arrest in the night.

Grace Dawson, explained further to the Media how a search at all police stations in and around Kasoa proved futile.

However, a text message was sent to her by her husband’s phone claiming he was at the Accra central police cell over a TV issue but another search at the Accra central and several other police stations also proved futile.

She said, she later saw the news in the media and followed up to the police hospital morgue where she was able to identify the body through a slight portion of his shirt which did not burn.

Married for two years, Grace has described her husband as a loving man and calls on the police to launch a full-scale investigation into the matter so that the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be punished by law.

The Family of the deceased is demanding justice.

Some neighbours of the deceased have called on authorities to improve security as the gruesome murder of Francis has caused them to live in fear.

Alex Donkoh.