Gyaasehene of Nkusukum remanded for killing 52-year-old man

Eric Ato Appiah Mends, the 45-year-old Acting Gyaasehene of the Nkusukum Traditional Area in Mfantseman, has been remanded in custody by the Cape Coast District Court One over the fatal shooting of Kwesi Melchoir, 52, during the Odambia Festival on October 25.

Known as Nana Beeyin II, Mends allegedly shot Melchoir after a dispute, reportedly tied to an ongoing chieftaincy conflict.

The case, presided over by Her Worship Anita Sheila Crabb, will resume on November 11.

Family head Abusuapanyin Solomon Ato Budu-Hagan expressed shock and called for swift justice amidst rising tensions within the Nkusukum Traditional Council.