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The late Major Maxwell Mahama
A High Court in Accra, seized of 14 defendants who allegedly lynched Major Maxwell Mahama to Denkyira Obuase, learned that the killed soldier had exchanged shots with those who they had horribly murdered
. The prosecution witness told the court that the deceased soldier had fired shots with a certain Yaw Amankwah until they ran out of bullets and the soldier decided to flee. his attackers.
The witness, Kwame Adjei, told the court: On May 29, 2017, he was on the roadside at Denkyira Obuase (now New Obuase) selling fuel when two motorcycles pbaded him.
He says that one of the motorcycles was ridden by a certain Yaw Amankwah while William Baah and Akwesi Baah
He said a few moments later that he had heard screams of "thief thief" "Then he took his motorcycle and headed towards the direction where the shouts were coming from.
Led in his chief testimony by Frances Hullen Ansah, a senior state attorney, the witness told the court that on the way he met the late Major Mahama at the cemetery. Obuase "and pleaded with me to take him away because some people wanted to kill him." 19659003] "While he was talking and he begged me to take him, I heard a shot from behind and when I turned to see who was shooting, I saw Yaw Amankwah holding the gun, I saw Major Mahama and Yaw Amankwah exchanging shots but since there was no distance between them, no d & # 39; 39, between them was wounded, "said the court
Adjei told the court that" at that time, I ran into the bush for safety. They fired at each other for a moment and stopped. After they stopped, I saw Major Mahama try to flee and I also took my motorcycle and I followed him to the Denkyira Obuasi junction, "he said. told the court when he met the last soldier, the major. Mahama always begged him to take him away but because he was holding a gun that he also feared for his life.
"I told him that as it was said that he was a thief, he should give me his gun before I allowed him to sit on my motorcycle. When I asked for the gun, he refused to hand it over, so I left him there and he continued running while I was coming home to sell,
He told the court that he was at his point of sale. he saw Diaso police go by with their vehicle and he also decided to follow them to see what was going on.
He said that he had arrived at Denkyira Obuasi and had seen that Major Mahama had already been lynched.
Identity
The witness told the court that around 4 pm the same day, they later learned that the person who had been murdered was not a thief, but an officer. Military
"When we learned that he was a soldier. thief, people started to run away. I had my wife and children and we went to sleep on my farm. The next day, I gave money to my wife to take the children to her mother's village and I also decided to leave the city, "says Adjei
and he tells her that he went to a cottage. "After a while, there was an announcement asking everyone to go back to town, I was afraid to go back to town so I went to the Diaso police even though I was not part of those who killed him (Major Mahama). "
He said that the police had taken his statement and that he was detained
Suspects identified
Meanwhile, The witness identified two of the suspects in the trial as those whom he saw on a motorcycle on the fateful day.
He said that he was at his point of sale, when the defendants – William Baah, badembler and Akwesi Baah pbaded away.
He could not tell the court, however, whether the two had played any part in the horrible murder of the deceased soldier
. Cross-examination
Augustines Obour, counsel for Kwame Tufuor and Joseph Appiah Kubi, in his cross-examination of the witness, informed him that he did not know how Major Mahama had died and he answered in the affirmative. ] "You were not there when he died," asked the lawyer and the spirit
The lawyer challenged the witness' testimony that he had met the deceased soldier twice since this was not recorded in his statement to the police and his evidence was calculated to avoid being charged and prosecuted
. the witness said that it was not the case
Other defense lawyers should cross-examine the witness on July 24th.
By Gibril Abdul Razak
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