THE REPUBLIC vs. YAW DANQUAH @ YAW YEBOAH, YAW KONADU @ LEWEE, KWABENA FIDELIS AND AGYENIM BOATENG

DZAMEFE, JA The appellant, Agyenim Boateng was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit crime contrary to Section 23(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, (Act 29) and murder, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). FACTS The deceased in this case, Kofi Yeboah who was then 53 years was a farmer and an akpeteshie distiller living in a cottage on his farm at a village called “Mewurenfiriwo” in the Dormaa Ahenkro Municipality. The 1st accused Yaw Danquah was the labourer for the deceased and was staying in the cottage of the deceased. On the 8th of June 2013 the deceased’s wife, one Afia Peprah came to the cottage from Dormaa Ahenkro to assist her husband work on the farm that day. When she got to the cottage, she could not find her deceased husband and labourer (A1) and realized that the compound also looked deserted as if people have not stayed there for some days. She went round looking for the husband and 1st accused and as...