Defilement suspect found dead in police cell at KEEA
Emmanuel Cudjoe, a 38-year-old man, died in a police cell on May 10, 2026, in Egyeikrom in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) area of the Central Region. He was arrested on an allegation of defiling his 11-year-old stepdaughter. Police sources have said it was a "suspected suicide case."
Cudjoe, a carpenter and resident of Ayensudo, near Elmina, was found dead later in the day at the police cell. Preliminary police information suggests that he allegedly used a strip of fabric taken from the edge of a blanket provided in the cell. He was found hanging inside the cell. Initial observations, according to the police, showed no visible signs of physical assault or struggle on the body, although a piece of cloth was found tightly secured around his neck. The Public Relations Unit of the Central Regional Police Command indicated to Graphic Online that the suspect was found dead in a holding cell at the Egyeikrom Police Station on the same day of his arrest.
Following the incident, officers from the Elmina District Police Command, together with personnel from the Regional Crime Scene Management team, visited the station to assess the situation. The body has been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital morgue. Investigations are still ongoing.
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A 38-year-old man, arrested for allegedly defiling his stepdaughter in the KEEA area, was found in his cell. The circumstances surrounding this incident have prompted a police investigation - but what will they uncover?
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