Kasoa ritual murder: 18-year-old sentenced to life in prison

Two suspects standing trial for the murder of a 10-year-old boy in Kasoa in the Central Region have been found guilty of both murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Sspect, Nicholas Kini was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Ishmael Mensah Abdallah.

However, the suspect who was 15 years old when the crime occurred, has been referred to the juvenile court for sentencing.

During the investigation, the first accused admitted that he had been influenced by a video of a spiritualist, who promised riches in exchange for GHC5,000 and human blood.

The teenager confessed to contacting Nicholas Kini to carry out the plan, which led to the brutal murder of the young boy.

The two suspects lured Ishmael to an uncompleted building under the pretense of giving him a video game. Once there, they attacked him, first striking him with a stick and then crushing his head with cement blocks.

The boy was buried alive, with the pathologist confirming that he died from asphyxiation.

While the first accused admitted to the crime, pleading guilty to conspiracy but not murder, Nicholas Kini maintained his innocence throughout the trial.

He claimed he had been set up by the first accused and that he was not at the scene of the crime. However, his alibi—being with his grandfather at the time of the incident—was not corroborated by evidence.

After deliberation, the seven-member jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict for both teenagers on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

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