{"id":167328,"date":"2024-04-01T20:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T20:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/ghanaian-couple-in-new-york-convicted-over-murder\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T20:52:02","slug":"ghanaian-couple-in-new-york-convicted-over-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/ghanaian-couple-in-new-york-convicted-over-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian Couple In New York Convicted Over Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Ghanaian couple based in New York has been convicted over the murder of their 5-year-old son who was brutally beaten and left to die in Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report, cited by DGN Online, it stated that the Suffolk County District Attorney\u2019s Office said Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae were convicted on March 22, nearly three years after Owusu\u2019s son, King, was found dead in a home in Brentwood, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis little boy was beaten and suffered for days at the hands of these defendants, one of whom was his own mother until he, unfortunately, succumbed to his severe and extensive injuries,\u201d District Attorney Raymond Tierney said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cThanks to the thorough investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department, the relentless pursuit of justice by the prosecutors assigned to this case, and the jury\u2019s careful consideration of the evidence presented, the defendants have been held accountable for this horrific crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged Owusu and Addae beat the child with \u201cat least four different instruments\u201d over three days in 2021. The boy\u2019s condition deteriorated, and he eventually lost consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Owusu nor Addae called 911 or provided medical care for King, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, 2021, the boy was brought to a family member\u2019s house, where Addae and Owusu left him. When the family member returned home, prosecutors said, King was found dead.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities determined that the boy had suffered numerous injuries from \u201chead to toe\u201d as part of the beatings.<\/p>\n<p>Owusu and Addae face up to life in prison and are scheduled to be sentenced on May 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A Ghanaian couple based in New York has been convicted over the murder of their 5-year-old son who was brutally beaten and left to die in Long Island. 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