The Bibiani Magistrate Court Presided by His Worship Peter Dapileh Banoe has again remanded the man who allegedly killed his 24-year-old wife Jessica Afi Jones at Bibiani Degede a Community in Western North Region.
The accused – Emmanuel Okyere Baffour was on Friday, August 27, 2021, remanded to reappear on September 10, 2021, after prosecution led by Chief Inspector Benjamin Owusu Aggyemang prayed the court that the police needed more time to conclude the investigation.
Lord FM’s Hamza Mohammed who was in court reports that dozens of angry residents again thronged that court.
Mr. Enock Gyasi Ekoobah popularly known as Raster’s uncle to the deceased lady said the family is mindful of the court proceedings hence will not jump the gun to comment.
Victim buried
The victim, Jessica Affi Jones alias Joyce was buried on Thursday, August 26, 2021.
She was buried at Degede a suburb of Bibiani in the Western North Region amidst tears and wailing.
Some of the family members rained curses on the suspect’s husband though he was not present.
First Appearance in Court
The Bibiani Magistrate Court Presided by His Worship Peter Dapileh Banoe remanded the accused into police custody on Friday, August 13, 2021, during his maiden appearance in court to enable police to conduct further investigations into the grisly incident.
Hundreds of residents thronged the court to catch a glimpse of the Suspect.
The Prosecuting Officer Chief Inspector Benjamin Owusu Agyemang told the court that, on August 5, 2021 one Mr. Enock Gyasi Ekoobah popularly known as Rasta called the Bibiani police on phone and informed them that an unknown assailant has stabbed and killed their daughter in her bedroom.
He added that, when the police went to the scene, they found the deceased in a pool of blood and took the body to the mortuary for an autopsy.
According to him, the accused Mr. Emmanuel Okyere Baffour 28- years is a businessman and has married the deceased Joyce Johnes Affi Jessica for two years and both resided in Kronum-Afrancho a suburb of Kumasi on Offinso Road.
He stated that one day the deceased called her mother and complained to her that her husband has been abusing her always, beating her with a belt, and sometimes he even urinate into a Don Simon Bottle and force her to drink.
However, the deceased mother advised her to exercise patient till she could not endure the abuse anymore hence packed out of the house when the husband has traveled to Accra.
She went to seek refuge at her parent’s house at Bibiani Degede.
He said on August 5, 2021, at about 11:45am an eyewitness saw the suspect in front of the deceased house at Degede while the parents were not in the house.
He said the suspect violently attacked the deceased with sharp metal and killed her instantly and went into hiding.
According to him on August 6, 2021, the police went to court for the warrant and through their collaboration with Kumasi Manhyia Zongo police the accused was arrested at Oforikrom and handed over to Bibiani police, and provisionally charged with murder.
The prosecution officer however prayed the court to remand the accused to remand him into Police Custody to give the Prosecution ample time to conclude the investigation.
The court, therefore, remanded him to reappear on August 27, 2021.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
