The Ghana Police Service has finally released a statement to react to recent claims by gospel musician, Perpetual Didier, that they k!lled her brother, Shadrach Arloo at the West Hills Mall.
In a statement shared on their social media platforms, one of the pathologists at the Ga East Municipal Hospital has disclosed that the cause of death is asphyxiation and obstruction of airway by a foreign body.
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The post-mortem examination conducted on the deceased’s body, on February 7, in the presence of his family members and lawyer, Mr. Francis Xavier Sosu, and some relatives of the accused, revealed that the verbal cause of death was given as asphyxiation and obstruction of the airway by a foreign body.
The pathologist, Dr. Rosana Polincio Segborwortso, had retrieved from the throat of the deceased eight zipped bags containing dry leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs tied in a piece of black polythene.
According to a police statement, the retrieved substances tested positive for cannabis when submitted for forensic examination in the presence of all the interested parties.
It is believed the deceased had swallowed the substances during his altercation with the police.
The statement adds that the case docket is being forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for study and advice to determine further police action.
Shadrach Arloo, 32, had died at the West Hills mall following an altercation with private security guards and a police officer who were trying to search his bag.
According to some eyewitness, he was beaten and tased to death by one of the said men when he resisted their advances.
