Source: newsthemegh.com
The police have started looking into what happened when a police officer died on May 5, 2023, in the Western North Region.
According to a statement from the police, the constable passed very suddenly after allegedly being shot by one of his senior Western Regional Police Command colleagues as they were leaving an operation last night.
When the sufferer arrived at the hospital for treatment, it was already too late.
According to the statement, the IGP sent out a team as soon as the incident happened, and they arrived in the Region early today, May 6, 2023, to assess the situation and speak with the staff. Director-General/Welfare Mrs. Habiba Twumasi Sarpong, Commissioner of Police, served as team leader.
A second team of Police Management Board members led by Commissioner of Police Mr. Christian Tetteh Youhuno, Director-General/Administration, was also sent by the IGP this morning to the deceased’s family to formally inform them of his passing, express sympathy, and reassure them that a thorough investigation into the incident would be conducted.
The family has been given the assistance of a police professional psychologist to help them get through this trying period. To provide psycho-social assistance to the Western Regional Police Command staff in the wake of the loss of a colleague, a second team of clinical psychologists has also been sent there.
As part of the investigation, the suspect police officer is being held in custody in the interim.