A police Inspector with the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) has been convicted to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend at Adum in Kumasi.
A Kumasi High Court found Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, known as Tycoon, guilty by a 5-2 jury verdict on Friday, October 24, 2025.
He initially pleaded not guilty when he first appeared before the same court on July 26, 2023.
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He has been accused of shooting 26-year-old Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maadwoa, a mother of one, multiple times in the abdomen and chest on April 20, 2023, at about 9:50 p.m. at Adum.
An uncle of the deceased later reported the incident to the police whilst the deceased was sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.
A medical officer on duty pronounced her dead on the same night.
A specialized police operation led to the arrest of the accused in his hideout at Sekyere near Effiduase in the Ashanti region.
