An Accra Central Magistrate Court has deferred the committal proceedings of the two persons being held over the murder of Joseph Boakye Danquah, who died as MP, to February 6, 2019 at the instance of the accused persons.
The two suspects, Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso, were in the previous hearing urged to contact legal services prior to today’s hearing, but that did not happen.
In court today, when the Attorney General’s Department and the court were set for the proceedings, the accused persons prayed that they needed legal persons to represent them.
Daily Heritage Court correspondent Muntalla Inusah who was in court reported that Daniel Asiedu, the self- confessed killer of the late MP, said he needed a lawyer from the International Criminal Court.
He prayed the court to do everything possible to assist him get a lawyer from ICC since the magnitude of the case is “not small.”
Background
Facts
The facts of the case, as presented by DSP Amegah, were that the deceased MP lived with his family in a one-storey house at Shiashie, near East Legon, a suburb of Accra, whilst Asiedu and Bosso lived at Agbogbloshie, also in Accra.
About 11:40 p.m. on February 8, 2016, the MP arrived home in his private car driven by his driver.
The driver had handed over the ignition keys of the car to Danquah-Adu and left for home, after which the MP retired to bed in a room located on the first floor of his house.
At about 1 a.m. on the same night, Asiedu and Bosso, armed with a catapult, a cutter and a sharp knife, went to the legislator’s house.
Bosso is said to have assisted Asiedu to enter the house by scaling the fence wall on the blind side of a security man who was fast asleep.
On entering the house, Asiedu picked a ladder and climbed onto a porch on the top floor and entered the MP’s bedroom through a window, whilst Mr. Danquah-Adu was sleeping.
Whilst Asiedu was searching the room, the MP woke up and held him. There ensued a struggle, during which Asiedu stabbed the MP in the right chest above the breast.
The MP consequently held the knife, and Asiedu pulled it through the MP’s hand, making a deep cut in his palm.
The legislator, who bled profusely, fell by his bed, after which Asiedu stabbed him several times on his right chest and neck.
On realizing that the MP was dying, Asiedu left the room and took with him three iPhone smart phones.
Meanwhile, the struggle between the MP and Asiedu had drawn the attention of the security man in the house, who alerted other security men in the neighbourhood.
Having been alerted to the impending danger, Bosso took to his heels, leaving Asiedu behind.
However, Asiedu managed to descend from the top of the house and jumped over the electric fencing on the walls of the house into an adjoining house and escaped.
Source: Daily Guide
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I DONT KNOW WHY. THIS GUYS ARE STILL ROAMING ABOUT WITHOUT GOING TO JAIL. LOOK HOW BIG THEY GONE INTO, GHANA COURT HURRY UP AND JAIL IS GUYS OOOOOOOOOO. WE ARE TIRED OF YOUR DRAGGING YOUR FEET ON THIS CASE, THEY NEEDS TO BE JAIL OOOOOOO. habaaa, IF SOMEBODY MOBILE PHONE 10 YEARS, CAUSING MURDER OR KILLING, NOTHING. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS OUR GHANA
joke , joke , joke. isnt the party having all round lawyers. criminal, constitutional etc lawyers. so why is the AG struggling to prosecute. i think if the state is of empericaal evidence, the state especially NPP in power, can hire quality lawyers to argue at the court. its sad an MP can be murdered, its party is in power and easy case like this cant be prosecuted. i pity the wife and kids as well the entire family. the truth is, those guys were arrested in NDC time, no show at court etc, now the MP party is in power and cant prosecute, is the family waiting for me to tell them its a foo.lish case?, upon all the custom ritual etc , the killers arent prosecuted or true killer known. they must try leaaving it to God, answer will come and it will be God reaising another JB in the family. i think , they have lost the brother etc for good and no show will always be at the court (fo.olish case) i can see happening
Pls lets stop entertaining these wicked murderers else the wrath of God will one day come upon us all. The blood of Fenec Okyere, late Mp Mahama Adams, late Mp J.B Danquah and Major Mahama continuelly cries to God for Justice. None of us want to hear abt death prophecies of our leaders yet these same leaders are not doing enough to get justice for those whose lives have mercilessly been taken from them by these wicked murderers. Ghanaians should be warned!!!
Sometimes, i simply miss military rule............