{"id":694806,"date":"2019-08-29T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p>The deceased police officer,\nLance Corporal Alhassan Asare who was found dead under mysterious circumstance\nat Akyem Swedru in the Eastern Region has been laid to rest at Asante Mampong\nin the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funeral of the l"},"modified":"2019-08-29T13:14:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:14:44","slug":"deceased-akyem-swedru-policeman-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/deceased-akyem-swedru-policeman-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Deceased Akyem Swedru Policeman Laid To Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The deceased police officer,<br \/>\nLance Corporal Alhassan Asare who was found dead under mysterious circumstance<br \/>\nat Akyem Swedru in the Eastern Region has been laid to rest at Asante Mampong<br \/>\nin the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral of the late officer which took place on Tuesday<br \/>\nAugust 27 2019 was attended by family and sympathizers that included top<br \/>\nhierarchy of the Ghana Police service.<\/p>\n<p>Some officials present at the solemn event were\u00a0 Commissioner Of Police (COP) Dr. George<br \/>\nAkuffo Dampare, Director-General Welfare, also representing was the<br \/>\nInspector-General of Police; COP Mr. Kwasi Mensah Duku, Ashanti Regional Police<br \/>\nCommander; DCOP Mr. Samuel Monney, Director-General Technical, Deputy Regional<br \/>\nCommander\/ Ashanti among others.<\/p>\n<p>L\/Cpl. \u00a0Asare was found<br \/>\ndead in a pool of blood with his service rifle \u2013 an AK 47\u00a0 positioned between his thighs while his<br \/>\nlifeless body laid in a plastic chair at his duty post;\u00a0 Dukes Petrol Filling Station, on Monday<br \/>\nAugust 19, 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Aftermath of the incident was characterized by speculations<br \/>\nthat hinted at the policeman being killed by unknown gunmen who deliberately<br \/>\nleft the weapon of the victim behind at the post. <\/p>\n<p>Others believed that L\/Cpl. Asare died as a result of an<br \/>\naccidental discharge from his firearm.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Regional Police spokesman, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh,<br \/>\nwho confirmed the sad incident to <strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong>, said L\/Cpl. Asare<br \/>\nreported for duty at 5:45 pm on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, he said the police officer was found dead in a<br \/>\nsitting posture with severe wounds to the head and bloodstains on his body and<br \/>\non the floor, with the rifle placed in between his thighs and pointing towards<br \/>\nhis head.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that three empty gun shells were found lying on<br \/>\nthe floor beside him.<\/p>\n<p>The PRO\u2019s story was based on a certain L\/Cpl. Eugene Songoti Abaah<br \/>\nwho made a call to Akim-Swedru to report what he had seen upon reaching the<br \/>\nscene.<\/p>\n<p>He was there to check on the officer but found him rather<br \/>\ndead in the plastic chair, having suffered severe gunshot wounds on his head,<br \/>\nwith his uniform soaked in blood.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deceased police officer, Lance Corporal Alhassan Asare who was found dead under mysterious circumstance at Akyem Swedru in the Eastern Region has been laid to rest at Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region. 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