A 36 year old Carpenter hunged himself in the police custody to dead after been arrested for defiling his 13 year daughter at Ayensudo a surbab of Elmina in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Municipality of the Central Region.
According to the police,On 10/5/2026 about 11:00 am, the station officer of Agyei Krom police station received information from the counter NCO that suspect Emmanuel Cudjoe, 38 years of age, who was arrested on 10/5/2026 at 5:00 am same day, for defiling his 11 year-old step-daughter, has hanged himself in the cells with a tin cloth he removed from the edge of the blanket he slept on.
On receipt of the information, the Elmina District Police command and the Regional Crime scene Management team proceeded to the Agyei Krom police station.
The officers visited the cells and found the suspect hanged against the wall.
It was observed that there were no marks of violence on the body of the suspect.
The body was seen suspended from the ground using the torn edge lining of the blanket he slept on.
The ligature was observed firmly fastened around the neck.
The suspect/deceased Emmanuel Cudjoe was a carpenter and a native of Ayensudo, a suburb of Elmina.
The scene was processed by the Crime Scene Management team, and the body was removed and sent to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the medical officer on duty.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the same facility’s morgue for preservation awaiting autopsy.
The relatives of the deceased were informed of the incident.
The case is under investigation no arrest has been made so far.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh/Yaw Boagyan
