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An armed robber on Sunday dawn attacked a newly wedded couple and family killing one Solomon Ebow Sam, father of the wedded man in a hotel at Akyem Awisa in the Eastern region. The robber also raped the receptionist at gun point and shot a man identified to be the headmaster of Nkawkaw Senior High School in the leg. The body of the deceased has been deposited at Oda Government Hospital while the injured has been referred to the St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua. The couple was married on Saturday and was lodging at the hotel to embark on thanksgiving service on that fateful day. Information gathered by the DAILY HERITAGE indicates that, the incident occurred around 2:30am on Sunday. Sources say, the armed robber at gun point, tied and locked the security man, Evan Owusu in a small room and subsequently entered the hotel room and ordered the receptionist to hand over all money from the hotel to him at gun point. The sources say an amount of GHc2,500 was handed over to the armed robber by the receptionist under duress. The armed robber also ordered the receptionist to lead him to other rooms, leading to these heinous attacks on them. The headmaster of Nkawkaw SHS who was lodging in one room was ordered to hand over all his GHc500.00 and mobile phones to him (the robber). The robber who was not satisfied with the amount shot the leg of the victim. The deceased who heard the gun shot attempted to call the police but the robber attacked him and shot him dead in his hotel room. Sources say, the robber then proceeded to the rooms where the newly wedded couple was lodging and took away their wedding and engagement rings. The armed robber then dragged the receptionist to one of the empty rooms, tied her down, raped her before absconding. The Police were informed about the incident, rushed to the scene and took the victims to Oda Government Hospital. The Deputy Eastern regional Police commander says effort is being made to arrest the suspect.