A 22-year-old housekeeper has allegedly murdered her madam after stealing over $5600 from her at Ayigya in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The suspect, identified as Maku Kuame, carried out the action after her madam, Magaret Oppong, questioned her about the missing money.
Close family sources disclosed that the suspect murdered the 83-year-old woman at dawn while she was asleep.
The son of the deceased, Mr Kwame Boateng, revealed that the suspect confirmed killing his mother upon police interrogation.
“She told police that she plotted with her boyfriend to get rid of our mother after she kept questioning her about the missing dollars in the house”.
“My mother has children outside the country and so we send her money from time to time, she lost 32,000 dollars, then followed 18,000 and later 200 and 400 dollars respectively. “
“Upon suspicion that the house help was behind the missing monies, my mother threatened to arrest her if she failed to return the amount. Before she could do anything, the suspect allegedly allowed her boyfriend into the house, accosted my mother in her room, and killed her.”
Mr Boateng added that the suspect had been arrested and appeared before the Asokwa District Court on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
The Asokwa Circuit Court has remanded the suspect into police custody.
The plea of Kuame was not taken, and she will reappear before the court presided over by Kwaku Baah Frimpong on January 17, 2024.
The prosecution, led by O.N. Tetteh, prayed the court to remand the suspect to enable the police to continue with the investigation.
Hmmm,evil every day