Reports reaching?DAILY GUIDE indicate that?a man, believed to be in his?late 30s, has allegedly committed?suicide in police?cells at Bogoso in the Western?region.
The deceased, whose?name was given as Banjamin?Teye, was said to have
hanged himself at about?5pm on Monday, using his?singlet which he tied to a?metal bar in the cell.
His lifeless body was?discovered the next day,?Tuesday, and has reportedly
been deposited at the Wassa?Akropong Hospital morgue.
The Bogoso police station?officer, Inspector Foster?Berko, confirmed the incident
to journalists in an?interview.
He noted that members?of the Tarkwa-Bremang?Unit Committee came to the?police station with the?deceased and his wife, Hannah?Teye, 27, a seamstress,?who reported that the?deceased had run away?with her Kia Astra taxi.
Inspector Berko told?journalists that the wife and?the deceased were not properly?married, although they?lived together with their?four-year-old baby.
He indicated that the?couple returned from Togo?three years ago and Hannah
bought the Kia Astra taxi?with money she earned?while working in Togo.
?Hannah allowed the?deceased to operate the taxi,?because he was unemployed,?to enable him make?money to take care of the?family.?
He stated, ?But the?deceased, under the pretext?of visiting his family at?Somanya, run away with?the vehicle for three years,?without communicating?with the wife.?
Inspector Berko indicated?that all efforts made by?Hannah to get in touch with?the deceased proved futile.
?However, about a week?ago, the woman got the contact?address of the deceased?and intentionally informed?him that their baby was?very sick.?
The station officer said?that upon hearing the news,?the deceased promptly
returned home, whereupon?Hannah and the Unit Committee?members arrested
him and took him to the?police station.
Inspector Berko said the?police decided to detain the?deceased to enable them ?investigate the matter thoroughly.
He said Teye was?allowed to have his singlet?and boxer shorts on because
of the cold weather, adding?that even though he was?closely watched by some
police officers, he managed?to hang himself.
FROM Emmanuel?Opoku, Takoradi
