Mr Ringo Cass Akurugu Azumah, a High Court Judge who was sacked from office, has been found dead in his house in Sakumono Estates, Tema, on Friday.
Neighbours believe he died about week ago due to the near decomposition of his body.
The police had to force his door open after reports of foul odour in his hermitage.
A resident, who sells bags few meters away from his flat, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that on Friday, April 19 at about 0100 hours, he saw liquid seeping from the last floor of the flat where the deceased lived alone.
He said the pungent odour from the seepage, with an accompanying putrid smell, was unmistakable of that of a decaying animal.
Corroborating his claim, a Sanitation Officer, who had earlier on knocked on the door of the deceased to collect his monthly fee but heard no response after several attempts, unusual of the occupant, explained that “the overpowering smell emanating from that particular entrance got me alarmed especially because the man lived alone in the house and his car was parked outside.”
He said, “I swiftly rode to the police station, few meters away from the flat, to make an official complaint of my suspicion”.
Another resident who pleaded anonymity, speaking to the GNA at the scene, expressed shock at the passing of the judge, who he said seemed somewhat isolated and was seldom seen around the neighborhood.
“The only time you will spot him is when he had to wash his car in the early hours in the day and would hardly even take a walk around, ” he added.
On those instances, he said the former judge came across as rather quiet and reserved and was always hesitant to respond to greetings from neighbours or anyone.
This, he said, made him feel there was something wrong with him because of the rare gesture he sometimes showed towards residents, most of whom knew little or nothing at all about him.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Afia Tenge, the Public Relations Officer, Accra Regional Police Command, confirming the incident to the GNA said, her outfit on April 19, 2019, received information of the death of Justice Ringo Cass Akurugu Azumah in his apartment in Sakumono from a complainant.
She said immediately, a team of Crime Scene Experts from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Accra were dispatched to the scene where “a male adult about 60 years was lying dead”.
ASP Afia Tenge further stated that, after careful inspection of the body, with no marks of violence detected, the body was deposited at the Police Hospital morgue in Accra for preservation pending autopsy to ascertain the cause of death.
Meanwhile, it would be recalled that former President John Mahama directed the removal Mr. Ringo Cass Akurugu Azumah from office as justice of the High Court on grounds of stated misbehavior and incompetence.
The former President acted upon a recommendation by the Judicial Council.
But sympathizers believe that he was a victim of a purge of the Judiciary in the wake of alleged corruption scandals which nearly marred the image of third organ of government.
Source: GNA
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Kennedy Agyapong has been proved right. This is the handiwork of Anas!
The police must also do well to get the family of Justice Akulugu or the right institution to clean up his apartment. The remaining fluids from the decomposed body, mixed with water from an unlocked tap has been running from his apartment unto the ground floor continuously, forcing the occupant to evacuate. The stench is unbearable.
i am very surprised about how the judicial service can be so bias about their favoritism justice in their judgement, i think document that are tempered cant be accepted and allowed to tender into an evidence in court but Anas was allowed to use doctored documents to course some people hard earn reputations and also their life i think the case must be revisit and treat it as it is. because the document i mean Anas video was edited and he brought what will favor him and ruin people's hard reputation. if someone is not valid in court is its tempered with then please tell me where is the justice in this case? we need justice please soon we will form a group to also enforce the law to provide it natural justice shame to Anas and his team if indeed they tempered because capturing only the part that they were receiving the money isnt enough there were initial negotiation why didnt he brought those part and also infusing and inducing someone to take bribe is also an illegal act i think so please judges of the land WE NEED JUSTICE.....
Think before you talk, the said judiciary has asked Anas to produce the raw tape and I do not think he has done that so stop the politics.
are you people afraid to say he was sacked because of Anas? this is how certain people are being allowed to die whiles those who claim to be angels do worst things. "who's without sin should first cast the stone" May his innocent soul rest in peace.
"S3 ASA"
The Judiciary suts down aloof and watches the executive tear it apart piece by piece YET Charles Bissue of the Executive is caught in the same net and the executive fails to ACT!! The Judiciary will be dessimated by the executive before this administration is done!!!