The family of Ruth Abaka, one of the four Takoradi girls kidnapped and murdered, has rejected the verdict in the main suspects’ trial.
According to the family, the suspects have not confessed to the girls’ murder, so the court’s ruling is invalid.
On Friday, March 5, 2021, the Sekondi High Court, presided over by Justice Richard Agyei Frimpong, sentenced to death the two main suspects, Sam Udeotuk Wills and John Orji, for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of the four girls.
Veronica Anzah Kwabena, Ruth Abaka’s grandmother, told Eyewitness News that the family believes she is still alive.
“I’m still not convinced.” Because the suspects never admitted to killing the girls, why are they being charged with murder? Furthermore, we, the Ruth family, have not accepted the bones presented to us as our daughter’s remains.
My granddaughter, I believe, is still alive. We can’t just declare the suspects guilty and sentence them to death to end the investigation.”
The verdict came after a seven-person jury found them guilty on all eight counts of conspiracy to murder and murder.
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Justice Agyei Frimpong, who reminded the lawyers of the two convicts of their right to appeal within a 30-day period, delivered the verdict after nearly three hours of deliberation.
Ruth Abaka, 19, was one of the victims, along with Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21, Ruth Love Quayson, 18, and Priscilla Koranchie, 15.
They went missing between July and December of last year.
The incident sparked a national debate, with many public protests held, particularly in Takoradi, to demand the return of the girls and to pressure the government to act quickly.
Source: CitiNews
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