Family Vows to Pursue Justice After Suspects Freed
The family of Josephine Asante, former Marketing Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), expressed outrage over the Attorney General’s July 21, 2025, recommendation to discharge four suspects—Christian Adjei, Richard Kwabena Kwakye, Dominic Owusu, and Frederick Owusu Oppong—in her 2019 murder case, citing insufficient evidence. The TDC District Magistrate Court in Tema, presided over by Benedicta Antwi, acted on the advice.
Josephine was stabbed to death at her Emefs Estate home in Tema on January 13, 2019, after returning from a GPHA staff party. The attackers locked her bedroom and discarded the keys, ruling out robbery as a motive. The AG’s office, led by Principal State Attorney Joshua Sackey, argued that charges were based solely on suspicion, lacking corroborating evidence, despite a reported video confession.
Franklin Kwame Asante, Josephine’s widower, criticized the dismissal of a video confession, questioning, “The suspects confessed to the killing, and somebody at the AG’s office says there is no evidence?” Robert Tandoh, her brother, slammed the judicial system’s inefficiencies, noting five years of investigations yielded no progress. The family plans to review court records and explore legal options, vowing to continue their fight for justice.
The case, plagued by delays and re-arrests since 2019, saw earlier discharges and re-arrests of suspects like Adjei and Amos Apeku in 2023, per Modern Ghana. A GH¢50,000 bounty by GPHA and a GH¢30,000 police reward in 2019 failed to identify the perpetrator. The family’s frustration echoes broader concerns about Ghana’s justice system, with calls for public and media support to keep the case alive, according to Daily Guide.