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The Ghana Police Service has detailed the gruesome findings from a forensic investigation into the killing of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah, whose burnt body was discovered on July 9, 2025, in a gutter near GBC Satellite, opposite Comet Estate, Accra.
The victim, attached to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) headquarters, had been reported missing since July 4, 2025, sparking an intensive search operation.
Addressing a press conference this morning (August 4), Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, provided a comprehensive update on the ongoing investigation, which has led to a suspect, initially charged with kidnapping, now facing a formal murder charge.
COP Donkor recounted the horrifying details uncovered by forensic teams at multiple crime scenes.
Upon visiting the suspect's residence, investigators were met with disturbing evidence:
"A forensic inspection revealed the following: Blood stains in the living room and evidence of attempted cleanup. Freshly sprayed walls and empty can of spray paint. A search of a secondary crime scene near the GBC satellite area also uncovered a burnt wooden carpet stained with blood and partially burnt camouflage fabric. These items were photographed, retrieved and processed for forensic analysis," COD Donkor explained.
All these items were meticulously "photographed, retrieved and processed for forensic analysis".
The investigation intensified on July 24, 2025, when police secured a court warrant to conduct a more extensive search of a specific room in the suspect's house. This search revealed "more blast stains", which were again photographed and sampled for forensic analysis.
Furthermore, a critical discovery was made "in the bushes about 100 metres from the suspect's house", where a "fufu pestle with blast stains all over it wrapped in polythene" was retrieved.
Police also impounded the suspect's vehicle, where "some blood stains were also seen", and samples were collected for analysis.
In a crucial development, COP Donkor confirmed that the "initial blood samples collected have tested positive for human blood."
To definitively link the blood evidence to the victim, "the deceased mother and son have provided samples for DNA profiling."
In light of the mounting forensic evidence, the suspect, Bright Aweh, was "re-arrested and formally charged with murder".
He had initially been charged with kidnapping when Amoah was first reported missing.
The suspect is currently on remand after appearing before the Adabraka District Court and is scheduled to reappear on August 8, 2025.
COP Donkor concluded by stating that a "special operation is currently underway to identify and arrest his accomplices."
"We are following other vital leads to gather all necessary evidence against the suspect and his accomplices," she assured the public.
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