J.B. Danquah-Adu Killing: Judge Orders Retrial Of Suspect Following Hung Jury Verdict
- The suspect in the J.B. Danquah-Adu killing will be retried after the hung jury delivered a verdict of not guilty
- The judge determined the verdict against Daniel Asiedu was inconclusive and insufficient for further action
- Danquah-Adu, a former MP, was stabbed and killed at his Shiashie residence in Accra on February 9, 2016
The judge presiding over the murder trial of Daniel Asiedu, who is accused of killing former Abuakua South MP J.B. Danquah-Adu, has ordered a retrial after a hung jury.
The seven-member jury delivered a split decision of 4 to 3 in favour of a not-guilty verdict, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, to discharge them.
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The verdict in the case was highly anticipated, given the case started in 2016.
Daily Guide reported that the court determined the verdict was inconclusive and insufficient for further action. Despite the jury’s decision, the suspect will remain in police custody.
The prosecution completed its cross-examination of the suspect on November 21, 2024. During this process, Asiedu contested reports that his DNA was found in the home of the late MP and Abigail Marfo, a witness in the case, where he allegedly went to clean up after the crime.
He also refuted the prosecution’s claim that the red hat discovered on Marfo’s property contained 100% of his DNA.
His alleged accomplice in the killing, Vincent Bossu, was acquitted of conspiracy in the course of the case after the court ruled on a submission of no case.
J.B. Danquah-Adu was stabbed and killed at his Shiashie residence in Accra on February 9, 2016. He was a New Patriotic Party MP between 2005 and 2009 and from 2013 until his passing.
The case notably suffered numerous delays for varying reasons.
Daily Guide also reported that the defence of Asiedu started in April 2024 following his arrest in 2016.
Ivy Heward-Mills sues Kennedy Agyapong
YEN.com.gh also reported that Ivy Heward-Mills filed a defamation suit against Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong and eight others for defamation.
Agyapong allegedly attempted to discredit journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas by claiming he was romantically involved with the widow of Danquah-Adu.
Agyapong's Kencity Media, as well as Despite Group Limited, Multimedia Group Limited, and the EIB Group were also named in Heward-Mills' lawsuit.
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