A Ghanaian court has sentenced the killer of Cape Coast-based Dancehall artiste, Unruly Grank, to death by hanging.
The murder occurred on Sunday, February 7, 2021, and the sentence was pronounced on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
The murderer, Bright Ellis, also known as ‘Shadow,’ stabbed the budding Dancehall artiste with a knife over an alleged music beef. Born Emmanuel Aikins, the 24-year-old died at the Orange Beach Resort in Cape Coast, the Central regional capital, at about 15:00 GMT.
After the ruling, the mother of the deceased, Kate Swanzy, expressed satisfaction with the ruling and advised Ghanaians to exercise patience in matters relating to court trials for proper findings to be carried out.
She also expressed her understanding of granting an accused person bail, which she hitherto thought implied freedom for the person as it happened in her son’s case. She also showed gratitude to the Attorney General’s representative, Vincent Nyenaku, for his unflinching cooperation throughout the entire hearing.
Madam Swanzy said the verdict would let the mother of his son’s killer also experience the pain she underwent at the early stages of his death as a mother.
The deceased’s uncle, Papa Kojo Swanzy, also shared his delight over the ruling and thanked the judge who sat over the case, which lasted for two years with undiluted sincerity.
He equally advised the youth to be extremely wary of violence and murder acts, cautioning that there are laws that are ever ready to catch up with them.
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