Docket submitted for miner, spiritualist allegedly killed girl, 7 submitted to AG

The case of the 7-year-old girl who was killed by Augustine Afari's uncle and spiritualist, who is based in the West Region of Ghana, has been sent to the Attorney General's Office for legal advice.

In connection with the alleged murder of a young girl for money rituals, police detained two suspects: spiritualist Osei Kofi alias Agya Osei and small-scale miner Augustine Afari, both 22.

The deceased girl, Spendylove Adjei was a Kindergarten pupil at Wassa Nkyirifi D/A primary school.

According to Kwabena Badu, the victim's biological father and a small-scale miner at Wassa Agyakuso,

Spendylove Adjei was sent to her grandmother, Abena Obenewaa who stays in Wassa Nkyirifi to attend school about eight months ago.

On July 21, 2023 deceased Spendylove fell sick hence could not go to school.

Her grandmother left her in the care of her son – suspect Augustine Afari and went to farm.

She returned around 2:00pm same day but could not find the whereabouts of the granddaughter.

When confronted, suspect Augustine Afari said he also left Spendylove in the house to buy something therefore does not know her whereabouts neither.

The grandmother searched every nook and cranny of the community but to no avail compelling her to inform father of the deceased girl who came to the community to join the search, however, were not successful.

Assembly member in the community Kenneth Boadi was informed about the incident.

He advised the family to make official complaint at the Police station for Augustine Afari to be cautioned.

Around 3:00pm same day, Augustine Afari was arrested and sent to Wassa Akropong Police Station.

He denied the allegation leveled against him during interrogation hence released on Police enquiry bail.

Starr News has gathered that, on August 1, 2023, a Pastor at Dunkwa-On-Offin, Pastor James Coffie Nkansah informed the family and police that suspect Augustine Afari confided in him that he killed his niece Spendylove.

That, Agya Osei, the spiritualist advised him to kill her and bring her head for money ritual.

The spiritualist further gave him amulet in form of small stone to swallow. Additionally directed him to bring sachet water for ritual bath.

Augustine claimed after the ritual bathing he was possessed and suddenly became aggressive and hungry for blood, therefore, when his sick niece was left to him to take care of her, he inflicted multi cutlass wounds on her till she became unconscious.

Suspect Augustine Afari then sent deceased to an abandoned galamsey site in the bush which is 120meters away from their house and beheaded her.

He then dug a hole, buried the headless body in it, tied the head in black polythene bag and hid it somewhere in the bush for him to send to the spiritualist later as directed.

However, that was when he was arrested and granted bail therefore could not send the head of the victim as planned .

After receiving a Police inquiry bail the day before, around 9:00 p.m., he sent the victim's head to a spiritualist, who instructed him to return it and bury it where he had previously buried the victim's corpse because the money ritual wouldn't work.

Augustine Afari and the spiritualist were both arrested and brought to Wassa Akropong Police station and detained .

The body and parts exhumed and deposited at the morgue for investigation.

The two defendants have been charged and remanded by the court, and the docket has been forwarded to the office of the attorney general for guidance.