Sackitey Killer Confesses to Police

A 40-year-old farmer, who is the prime suspect of the recently Somanya guest house killing, Prosper Negble has confessed to the killing of his late wife, Believe Sackitey after series of interrogations by the police.

 A Somanya District Magistrate Court in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region, presided over by His Lordship, Justice A. Alafa, has indefinitely remanded Prosper Negble who is suspected of the murder of his wife, Believe Sackitey, aged 28, whose saddened death occurred at the Gameli Guesthouse in Somanya 10 days ago.

The suspect, a native of Kakadedzi, a small community in the Volta Region, has been charged with murder, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offence Act 1960 (ACT 29) and is to reappear before the court.

He was arrested on Saturday, April 10, 2021, for allegedly killing Believe Sackitey at the Gameli Guest House in Somanya when the two checked into the facility on Monday, April 5th, 2021.

According to the Police, the suspect in his statement on Monday, 12th of April, 2021, confessed to the murdering of Believe Sackitey and pleaded for the late wife's family for forgiveness.

Police Detective, Inspector Francis Dornyo during court proceedings on April 14th, 2021, told the court that "the manager of the Gameli Guest House who is the complainant in the case on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, received a call from the receptionist at the facility that he had discovered the lifeless body of a female guest in a pool of blood with knife wounds in Room 1 of the facility".

This was after a man who introduced himself as Charles Tetteh together with the deceased companion checked in the previous day, Monday, April 5, 2021.

The Charge Sheet from Police Detective/Inspector Francis Dornyo stated: on Tuesday afternoon, April 6, 2021, at about 12 noon, when it was time for the guests to check out, the receptionist visited the room only to see the lady in a pool of blood.

The manager of the facility who was informed of the incident quickly rushed to the guest house to ascertain the situation after which he rushed to the Somanya District Police Headquarters to lodged a complaint.

The Police, together with the complainant then proceeded to the guest house where they found Believe Sackitey in a pool of blood on a bed in the room.

The suspect was arrested on 10th April when the suspect and an uncle of the deceased honoured an invitation by the police to ascertain the truth of the death of the wife".

It was later discovered that the suspect checked into the guest house with the name, Charles Tetteh.

William Ofori Akwaboa

Eastern Regional Correspondent