Maadwoa's Murder: Police Inspector Who Shot Girlfriend To Death In Kumasi Pleads Not Guilty In Court

Maadwoa's Murder: Police Inspector Who Shot Girlfriend To Death In Kumasi Pleads Not Guilty In Court

  • Inspector Ahmed Twumasi has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder brought against him following his decision to shoot his girlfriend
  • The shooting incident that gripped the whole nation happened in April 2023 and was captured on CCTV
  • In court on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Inspector Twumasi also refused to answer any more questions without his lawyer present

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The policeman who was captured by a CCTV camera shooting his girlfriend multiple times leading to her death has told the court he is not guilty of the charge of murder.

Inspector Ahmed Twumasi also refused to any questions during court proceedings in Kumasi because his lawyer was not present.

He, however, told the court on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, that when the time comes he would call forward witnesses to back his plea that he was not guilty of the charges.

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Inspector Twumasi has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder brought against him in the murder of Maadwoa.
Victoria Dapaah aka Maadwoa (L) and Inspector Ahmed Twumasi. Source: UGC, Facehook/@UTVGhana.
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State attorney tenders in CCTV evidence

The murder of Victoria Dapaah, known popularly as Maadwoa, gripped the whole country partly because of CCTV footage captured her last interaction with Inspector Twumasi and her final breath.

To beef up the state's charge of murder against Inspector Twumasi, the state attorney handling the matter has presented the policeman's service pistol, which was allegedly used to commit the crime and the CCTV footage that went viral.

The Asokore Mampong district court where the case was heard on June 20 has asked the high court to take over the case from July 13, 2023.

Maadwoa's family members went wild in court

Since Maadwoa's gruesome murder in April 2023, Ghanaians, friends family members have expressed anger towards the policeman who allegedly committed the offence.

On Tuesday, as the suspect was being taken away from court, the family of Maadwoa attacked Inspector Twumasi.

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They pelted stones at the vehicle that was transporting the suspected to the cells.

The situation got so intense that the police had to call for reinforcement.

Man takes his own life after thinking he had killed ‘cheating’ girlfriend

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported in a separate report that after failing in his effort to kill his fiancée, whom he apparently caught with another man, a man reportedly shot himself in the head.

The incident happened at Alavanyo Wududi in the Hohoe Municipality on May 25, 2021.

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at about 1:00 am, the deceased, Sampson Ataafi, followed Melody Owusu to her new partner because he thought she was cheating on him.

When Sampson noticed that Melody was in her new boyfriend's room, he opened fire on her via the room's trap door.

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George Nyavor (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) George Nyavor writes for YEN.com.gh. He has been Head of the Politics and Current Affairs Desk since 2022. George has over 9 years of experience in managing media and communications (Myjoyonline and GhanaWeb). George is a member of the Catholic Association of Media Practitioners Ghana (CAMP-G). He obtained a BA in Communications Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2010. Reach out to him via george.nyavor@yen.com.gh.