Tarkwa: The Western Central Regional Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy, who allegedly committed suicide while in Simpa police cells in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
According to Ghana News Agency, Chief Superintendent of Police Kusi Appiah, Regional Crime Officer for the Western Central Region, confirmed the tragedy. The complainant, Isaac Asare, a small-scale miner, worked with the deceased, and both resided at Simpa.
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, Isaac Asare returned from work and discovered that his six blades of gold had been stolen from his room. He suspected Obeng, the deceased, was behind the theft. On June 6, 2025, the complainant, with the help of a group of people, apprehended Obeng and brought him to the Simpa police station, where he was detained on suspicion of theft.
Chief Superintendent Kusi Appiah stated that the deceased admitted to the crime and even led the investigator to the location where he allegedly sold the gold, although the buyer was not present. On Sunday, June 8, around 05:00 hours, the non-commissioned officer at the charge office found the deceased hanging on the inner cells gate with a torn piece of the blanket the deceased was using in custody.
The body of Obeng has since been deposited at the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital mortuary at Bogrekrom for autopsy and preservation.
