The murder trial of the late Josephine Asante, a former Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has hit a snag following the latest development in which the four accused persons standing trial for her murder have been discharged.
The accused persons, including a domestic worker (houseboy) of the deceased, Christian Adjei, as well as Richard Kwabena Kwakye, Dominic Owusu, and Frederick Owusu Oppong, were discharged due to insufficient evidence, after five years since the trial began.
The decision to discharge the accused persons by the TDC District Magistrate Court in Tema, presided over by Benedicta Antwi, was based on legal advice from the Attorney General's Department, signed by Principal State Attorney Joshua Sackey.
The AG's advice cited that the prosecution could not proceed, as the four individuals had been arrested and charged solely on the basis of suspicion.
