Legal Aid to defend suspected murderer 

	
Suspected murderer of Abuakwa North Member of Parliament, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu has been assured of a legal counsel to defend him.

The Legal Aid Scheme has assured it will arrange for a legal representation for 19-year-old Daniel Asiedu. 

The suspect last Tuesday appeared before an Accra Magistrate court without a counsel.

The court presided over by Judge Steven Owusu subsequently remanded the alleged killer into police custody for investigations to continue.

Police are yet to complete their investigations after which a docket will be sent to the Attorney General’s office for advice to pave way for a bill of indictment to commit the accused to stand trial at a High Court.

The Director of the Ghana Legal Aid Scheme Alhassan Yahaya Seini told an Accra based Starr FM that his outfit will step in to ensure the suspect gets a fair trial.

Late Danquah-Adu was stabbed last Tuesday by an unknown assailants at his Shiashie residence in Accra. Police investigations led to the arrest of Asiedu who has now been charged with murder. 

The suspect told investigators he went to the MP’s house to steal, not to kill.

According to the charge sheet, the suspect, Asiedu said he had to defend himself when in the process of stealing, the MP woke up and held him. 

According to him, during the struggle with Mr. Danquah Adu, he pulled out his knife and stabbed him several times until he fell down.


SOURCE: Starr News