21-year-old Daniel Tuffour, the prime suspect within the alleged murder of a final-year female student of Kwame Nkrumah College of Science and Expertise (KNUST), has been remanded in jail custody for the second time.
The suspect was first arraigned earlier than the Asafo Circuit Courtroom on twenty eighth February, the place he was remanded to allow further investigations.
Courtroom Extends Remand
Throughout his second court docket look on the Prempeh Meeting Corridor District Courtroom in Kumasi on seventeenth March 2025, prosecutors requested an extension of his remand, stating that the case docket had been submitted to the Legal professional-Normal’s Workplace for additional evaluation and recommendation.
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The court docket granted the request and adjourned the case to 1st April 2025, by which era the Legal professional-Normal is anticipated to decide.
Outdoors the courtroom, a somber environment prevailed as grieving relations of the deceased struggled to comprise their feelings.
Some broke down in tears, visibly distraught as they watched the suspect arrive underneath tight safety.
Background
The Ghana Police Service confirmed Daniel Tuffour’s arrest on 27th February, following preliminary investigations.
In response to the police, the sufferer, Yabane Deladem Aku, was discovered unresponsive behind the Central Laboratory on the KNUST campus within the early hours of the day.
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Medical personnel from KNUST Hospital pronounced her useless on the scene, after which her physique was transported to the morgue for preservation and post-mortem.
An examination of the physique revealed marks of violence, prompting the arrest of Daniel Tuffour, a Stage 400 Organic Science scholar, for questioning.
