High Court remands killer
JAN 15, 2021
Michael Tetteh, a man in his twenties, on Friday appeared before an Accra High Court (Criminal Division) for stabbing to death a 19-year-old man at Oduman near Amasaman.
Tetteh, charged with murder, has pleaded not guilty.
The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo is set to empanel a seven-member jury for the commencement of the trial.
The court, therefore, turned down a bail application by his lawyer and remanded Tetteh into lawful custody to reappear on February 2.
The Prosecution Ms Victoria Asieduwaa, a Senior State Attorney, said the complainant was one Jeffery Kofi Lokko and the deceased was Patrick Gyasi.