One person has been confirmed dead in a clash between two groups of illegal miners at Akyem Aworoso near Akyem Apinamang in Denkyembuor District of the Eastern Region.
The body of the deceased Gyekye Matthew has been deposited at the morgue.
Mybrytfmonline.com has gathered that on January 3, 2021, one Desmond Anokye Frimpong, 27, accompanied by Grace Dankwah of Apinamang reported at the Police station with marks of assault in his palms and belly, and the former reported that whilst he was returning from home after mining at ‘Awroso’ a suburb of Apinamang with his friend Gyekye Matthew, 33, now deceased, however, on reaching the outskirt of Apinamang, three suspects namely Kwadwo Owusu aged 44 years, Kojo Awuah and one Cash also illegal miners attacked and ordered them to surrender their gold because they went to mine on their concession.
However, they resisted and in the process suspect Kwadwo Owusu hit the head of Gyekye Matthew with a stone and he fell unconscious.
He was rushed to St. Dominic’s Hospital, Akwatia for treatment where he was admitted and passed on.
Police investigation led to the arrest of suspect Kwadwo Owusu while efforts are underway to arrest the other accomplices now at large.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
