The prosecution team has withdrawn the charges against the four persons brought before the Fiapre Circuit Court in connection with the stabbing death of Francis Yaw Frimpong [Nana Pooley] at Nsoatre.
Nana Pooley was stabbed on February 2, 2025, at Nana Kromansah Park in Twumasikrom near Nsoatre, Bono Region, during a Ghana Premier League match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Isaac Fosu, 28; Yeboah Augustine, 35; Elizabeth Akosua Ntiwa (Akosua Black Chinese), 37; and Yaa Asantewaa, 37, were charged with abetment of crime to wit; murder, contrary to Sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960 (Act 29).
Two others, Briamah (Rasta) and Yaw Koshy, are still at large and face the same charges, with Briamah facing an additional murder charge, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960 (Act 29).
The four accused were denied bail on Friday, February 7, 2025. According to Her Honour Akua Addae Adoma, the Fiapre Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction since the case involves a felony.
The suspects were ordered to remain in police custody and reappear on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 9 a.m.
However, the prosecutor, Inspector Alexander Oppong, withdrew the charges against the accused persons, leading Her Honour Akua Addae Adoma to strike the case out as withdrawn.
Meanwhile, the prosecution team at the Bono Regional Police Headquarters is preparing to refile the case at the Sunyani District Court.
The Ghana Police Service has so far arrested seven people, with two, including Nsoatreman FC owner and former Sunyani West MP Ignatius Baffour Awuah, granted bail to reappear on February 17, 2025.
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