The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has asked for the transfer of the Kasoa ritual murder case from the Kasoa District Court in the Central Region to the Kaneshie District Court in Accra.
This the Chief Justice said will help in the speedy trial of the case involving two juvinles Nicolas Kani and Felix Nyarko.
The two are being held for allegedly murdering a 10-year old Ishmael Mensah for money ritual after they consulted a fetish priest.
At the Kasoa District Court on Thursday, July 29, the prosecutor Chief Inspector Ernest Agbo told the court the prosecution has received the bill of indictment and summary of evidence from the Attorney General’s Office for committals to be held.
Mr. Agbo informed the court of the receipt of an order signed by the Chief Justice requesting for the transfer of the case to Accra.
The court presided over by Her Worship Mr Oheneba Antwi-Bosiako has since transferred that case to Accra.
The family of the deceased has expressed concern at the turn of events with the mother said to be in grave pain.
Samed Akalilu, Spokesperson for the family, said they have had to try all means to restrain the mother of the late Ismael from coming to the court.
Background
Two persons, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old have been arrested by the Kasoa Divisional Police Command for allegedly killing a 10-year-old boy for money rituals at Lamptey Mills, a suburb of Kasoa.
According to reports the suspects lured the deceased, only known as Ishmael by his peers, into an uncompleted building and hit him with an object, killing him instantly.
There are claims that a fetish priest told the two suspects to bring human parts for rituals, hence the action of the pair.
The mother of the boy, Hajia Maame described the situation as shocking after the murder of her son got to her.
The suspects are currently in police custody undergoing trial
