The key suspect, Osei Frimpong in the murder of his colleague, Larhan Sam-una of the Konongo-Odumase Senior High School has been charged with murder.

Four other accomplices involved in the murder have also been charged for aiding and abetment of the crime.

The charges against the five suspects are provisional after their pleas were not taken when they appeared before the Konongo Magistrate Court, on Monday, 8 November 2021 because the Court had no jurisdiction over the trial.

The Presiding Judge, Mrs. Joyce Bamfo, however, denied a bail application by counsel for the key suspect, Richard Adu-Darko.

The Prosecution led by Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Obour argued that the suspects were still assisting the Police in its investigations and prayed for the suspects to be remanded.

Mrs. Bamfo directed that the case should be referred to the Supervising High Court in Kumasi for the right processes to be followed due to the ages of the suspects.

Mr. Adu-Darko told the media after the proceedings that his client and the other accused persons would go through the committal processes at the Magistrate Court, but their pleas would be taken when the High Court takes over the case.

“It is quite unfortunate that children at this stage would commit such a heinous crime, but it is an alleged offence and until it is proven by a court of competent jurisdiction,” he told the media.

The Konongo Divisional Police Commander Chief Superintendent Shaibu Abubakar Osei, said a team of investigators had been put together to speed-up investigations.
Whiles speaking with CITI News over the issue, DSP Osei Adu Agyemang, the District Police Commander for Konongo said “These five suspects who are all in form two ganged up and decided to go and bully the form-one students and assault some of them. The first-year students who felt that the action was uncalled-for resisted and was able to rescue one particular student from the grips of these five suspects. This action infuriated the five suspects, and one of the suspects, Emmanuel Frimpong rushed on one of the first-year students in an attempt to slap him.

Now Larhan Sam’un, who was close by, stopped Osei Frimpong. This action infuriated the main suspect, and then he pulled a small kitchen knife which he had concealed on him and stabbed the Larhan Sam’un at the lower left rib. The deceased started bleeding profusely and was then rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have been able to arrest all the five suspects and also retrieved the blood-stained small kitchen knife“

The suspects were arrested and are expected to face court on Monday, 8 November 2021.