In Abesim near Sunyani, Richard Appiah a 28 years of age, who is an architect has been arrested for allegedly killing 3 children and keeping some parts of the bodies in the fridge.
He’s alleged to have murdered his stepbrother and two other boys between 12 and 15years. A relative of one of the victims is said to have reported to the Sunyani police about his missing son on August 20, 2021, at about 10:10 pm.
The police were informed by a relative that, Appiah had come for his 12 years old son at 5:30 pm but the young boy could not be traced.
Later in the day, some relatives of the suspect returned to the police station with Appiah on suspicion of the whereabouts of the young boy.
Police together with the complainants and suspect proceeded to Appiah’s rented self-contained house in Alaska area near Abesim and found the boy dead and lying in a supine position in one of the rooms.
A search in the house found another deceased having been murdered and kept in one of the rooms.
A further search in the room led to the police finding pieces of meat suspected to be human parts of a different person in a double-door fridge.
The Police in collaboration with some members of the community arrested Richard Appiah, the suspect, who is currently in Police custody assisting investigations
