A 37-year-old man, Abdullah
Gedo, popularly known as Duley, has been stoned to death by some unknown
residents at Jerusalem, a suburb of Tema Newtown in the Tema region.
The suspect is alleged to have stolen a cat with an
accomplice who is currently on the run, on Sunday dawn in the area, when luck
eluded him.
According to sources, some young men who were on a
community patrol chanced on the suspect with his goodies and started hitting
him with concrete slabs and other materials, leaving him bleeding to death. The
suspect was found in a pool of blood with a dead cat and concrete slabs beside
him.
An eyewitness, Emmanuel Adjei,
told Atinka News, he chanced upon some four individuals who were trying to
resuscitate the deceased at 4 am during his visit to a public toilet. He said
upon further enquiry, he realized he knew the suspect and dashed to inform his
family about his predicament.
A brother to the deceased
Alhassan Issah, said they are yet to come to terms with the incident and hope
the police will do a thorough investigation to unravel the mystery behind his
death.
According to some residents, the
stealing of cats has become a ritual in the area, with almost 10 of such cases
being recorded in the area on weekly basis.
The body of the late Abdullah Gedo popularly known as
Duley has since been deposited at the police hospital morgue.
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