Police say ongoing investigation into the Mankessim murder case has established that the two suspects, Michael Darko alias Nana one, and Christopher Ekow Clarke, have murdered one other person bringing to two the number of people confirmed to have been gruesomely murdered by the suspects.
The second murdered victim, Gloria Yeboah, a petty trader, from Obokrom in Kumasi was reported missing sometime in June 2022.
She left home in her quest to travel abroad.
The suspects are said to have lured the deceased to Accra on June 17, 2022, and took her to Mankessim under the pretext of preparing her to travel to Holland.
However, she was later killed by them. The body of the deceased has been found and Police have been able to locate her family who have identified her as Gloria Yeboah.
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In a statement, the Police said they are following a lead on a possible third victim who might have been murdered by the suspects.
The statement said investigations so far indicate the suspects are involved in ritual murders.
Police say the suspects often lure their victims, sometimes under the pretext of helping them to travel abroad and then kill them.
The statement encourages members of the public who have dealt with the suspects to contact the Police on 0243-80-99-91 to assist with investigation.
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