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Suspect admits killing two African American women at Akwamufie

One of the suspects has demonstrated to the court how he killed the two African American women.

The grave site where the bodies were exhumed

One of the six suspects who was arrested by the police in the Eastern Region for their roles in the murder of two African-American citizens, has confessed killing the two expats.

After the confession, Anokye Frimpong was said to have demonstrated to the police how he murdered the two sisters at Akwamufie before burying them few meters from their home.

Mamlena, 75, and 69-year-old Nzinga were kidnapped, murdered and buried in a shallow grave.

The paramount chief of the Akwamu Traditional Area, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto II dispatched over 70 people to complement a police search for the two missing persons and later exhumed the bodies.

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It is not clear yet the motive for the killings even though six arrested suspects, including two African Americans, appeared before court, Tuesday.

Anokye Yaw Frimpong, a driver and a caretaker in one of the apartments where the crime was committed, was charged with murder.

Five of the accused, Nana Appia-Nti III, a mechanic, Nana Obiri Yeboah, a farmer, Brenda Kareema Mohammed, a pensioner, Yazid Alazim Mohammed, a businessman and Mensah Kamaugogo Muata, a surgeon assistant were charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder.

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