Ghanaian Cabbie Died from Injuries Sustained During Crash; Police Looking for Suspect

Emmanuel Ampoma

In an update to another murder last Tuesday, police say that they are still looking for a suspect in connection with the death of Ghanaian national Emmanuel Ampomah.  The fifty-two-year-old cabbie was fatally stabbed inside his taxi last Tuesday night.  He lost consciousness and crashed on Seashore Drive dying instantly.  Today, police shared that Ampomah didn’t die from the stab wounds he sustained in what appears to be a robbery. They say the post-mortem shows that he died from injuries sustained when the vehicle crushed him. Here’s more from Superintendent Alejandro Cowo.

Alejandro Cowo

Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division

“Reference the death of Emmanuel Ampomah, the post mortem was conducted and the doctor certified that the cause of death was not due to the stab wounds that he had received but it was because of the vehicle that had dropped on top of him. We are still not discarding the incident and the file will be prepared and it will be sent to the DPP for directives. We had one person detained for questioning in custody and he was interviewed and released on Saturday. We are still looking for another person.”

Reporter

“Was there any robbery element? Is it known yet if there was a robbery element?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“Yes, we do believe there as robbery involved however up to this moment we are unable to ascertain if anything was taken from the driver.”

Reporter

“I heard a social security card was found in the vehicle, is that any link to a suspect?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“There was no social security card, it was a school ID that we had retrieved from inside that vehicle which led to us detaining a person and subsequently looking for another male person.”

Reporter

“So, you all have known suspects?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“Yes, we do.”

Reporter

“Minors?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“No.”