Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 18 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgTwo suspected car snatchers arrested in Cape CoastFile photoTwo suspected car snatchers have been arrested by the Central Regional Police Command when they attempted to sell a Hyundai Getz Taxi cab with registration number ER 797-18 at Ola-black star, a suburb of Cape Coast. Briefing the media on Thursday, Chief Superintendent Reuben Asiwoko, the Central Regional Crime Officer said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, January 14, at about 1730 hours when the Police received intelligence that three young men were selling a taxi cab at the said location. Mr Asiwoko said half way on the journey, one of the suspects pulled a knife and ordered the victim to stop and surrender the ignition key of the vehicle. He said the driver resisted and was attacked and subjected to severe bodily torture where they pulled him out of the vehicle and bolted with the car. He said the victim was rescued by a good Samaritan who sent him to the hospital where he is currently responding to treatment at the Shai Osudoku Government Hospital.

Source: GhanaWeb January 17, 2020 19:07 UTC