2 PALS AND 3 DOGS WERE MURDERED

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By William Yaw Owusu

Friday February 18, 2011
The case of two friends and three dogs who were mysteriously killed after allegedly being struck by lightning last week has taken a new twist.

A pathologist brought in from Kumasi by the Assin Fosu Divisional Police Command to perform an autopsy on the bodies of Yaw Bondam, 33 and Nicolas Fianoo, 25 made preliminary conclusions that the two were hit by heavy objects and may not have been struck by lightning.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alhassan Sabaliko, Assin Fosu Divisional Commander told Daily Guide yesterday that the police was putting in place the necessary measures to arrest and prosecute those involved such a heinous crime.

He said there are potential suspects and witnesses that the police will targeting adding “now that we have the confirmation from the pathologist, we will swing into action.”

Assin Wawaase, a farming community near Assin Fosu in the Central Region was thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the mysterious deaths of the two friends together with their three dogs.

The two Bondam and Fianoo were found lying dead beside their dogs on Thursday, February 10, 2011 following a heavy downpour that hit most parts of the country.

DSP Sabaliko, when reached by Daily Guide on Tuesday confirmed the tragic incident and said the police was not ruling out any foul motives even though majority of the people were concluding that lightning may have been the cause of the deaths.

“Majority of the people are saying that thunder and lightning may have struck them and their dogs to death but we are also not ruling out any foul play,” he had said.

DSP Sabaliko said the incident occurred about 15 kilometers south of Assin Fosu, the district capital and noted that it was not the first time such a bizarre incident was happening in the area.

“After a thunder storm there was heavy rain on Thursday and our initial investigations showed that the two men and their three dogs were found in the bush at a place called Bediadua near Wawaase”

According to Seth Mantey, a local reporter with Nkwa FM in Assin Fosu, the eyewitnesses in the area claimed the two were killed by thunder and lightning and quoted an a man called Yaw Owusu as saying he went to the bush with the deceased but was not at the scene where the thunder struck.

He quoted Yaw Owusu as saying that the deceased after the days’ work decided to go for palm wine at about 11:30 am while he remained in his cocoa farm after which the rains started pouring amidst thunder and lightning.

He said after the rain, he came across the corpses on his way home and quickly raised an alarm.

According to some members of the community, Bondam and Fianoo are well-known alleged notorious thieves who steal from farms at the least opportunity.

When contacted on Tuesday, Ofori Asiamah, Unit Committee Chairman and Nkosuohene of Wawaase had said on reaching the scene they saw two human bodies, three dead dogs, a catapult and a shirt.