A solemn atmosphere surrounded the Adabraka District Court on Friday, August 8, 2025, as the man accused of a heinous crime against Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah was remanded into police custody for two weeks.

Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, is believed to be the last person to have seen the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer alive before his disappearance and subsequent gruesome murder.

The case has been adjourned to August 22, 2025, as the Ghana Police Service intensifies its investigation.

The murder of 38-year-old Stephen King Amoah has shocked the nation and highlighted the pervasive issue of violent crime.

Amoah was reported missing on July 3 after leaving his home at Ashongman Estate to meet a friend. Five days later, his partially burnt body was discovered in a gutter at Abuom Junction, near Kwabenya.

The discovery of his charred remains marked a horrifying escalation in the case, which was initially treated as a kidnapping.

The reclassification of the case to murder reflects the gravity of the forensic evidence uncovered by the police.

In a plea for justice, the deceased's sister, Vesta Amoah, spoke to the media outside the courtroom.

Her voice, thick with grief, resonated with the pain of a family shattered by tragedy.

"All that we’re asking is for justice to prevail. He was our lastborn. My mother is really broken; we are unable to eat or sleep. We’re full of pain. It’s always a foolish case; anytime someone is dead, we pray this time round justice will prevail."

This case has drawn significant public attention, not only because of the victim's profession but also due to the disturbing details revealed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

At a press briefing on Monday, August 4, 2025, the Director-General of the CID, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, provided a timeline of events that painted a chilling picture of the crime.

According to COP Yaako, Amoah left his home on the night of July 3 after reportedly receiving photos of cash bundles from the suspect, Bright Aweh, who had promised to repay a debt.

When Amoah did not return home and his phone became unreachable, a missing person report was filed on July 4.

Police investigations quickly led them to Bright Aweh, who was arrested on July 6.

During interrogation, Aweh's account was rife with inconsistencies.

He admitted to meeting Amoah and handing him GHC500,000 in cash, claiming GHC200,000 was to settle a debt and the rest was to be held by Amoah.

The dubious nature of this story and the unclear source of the money immediately raised red flags for investigators.

The discovery of Amoah's burnt body on July 9 in a gutter near the GBC Satellite area provided a pivotal turning point. Subsequent forensic searches of Aweh's residence and a secondary crime scene revealed a nightmare of evidence.

Inside the suspect's residence, investigators found:

• Blast stains (a forensic term for blood spatter) in the living room.
• Signs of an attempted cleanup and freshly sprayed walls with an empty can of spray paint nearby.

The search expanded to a secondary crime scene, a crucial step in the investigation. There, police recovered:

• A burnt woollen carpet stained with blood.
• A partially burnt camouflage fabric.
• A fufu pestle soaked in blood was found hidden in a bush about 100 metres from Aweh's home.

Additionally, police impounded the suspect’s vehicle, which also had traces of blood.

All evidence has been sent for forensic analysis, and DNA samples from the deceased's mother and son are being used for profiling to confirm the identity of the remains.