The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has remanded into police custody a 22-year-old house help for the alleged murder of an 83-year-old woman at Ayigya, in the Oforikrom Municipality.
Maku Kuame was alleged to have carried out the heinous crime in connivance with her boyfriend, at dawn on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, when the old woman was asleep.
The old woman was said to have accused the suspect of stealing monies her children abroad sent to her.
The plea of Kuame who was put before the court on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 was not taken and she will reappear before the court presided by Kwaku Baah Frimpong on January 17, 2024.
The Prosecution, led by O.N Tetteh, prayed the court to remand the suspect to enable the police continue with investigation.
GNA
