The seven persons arrested in connection with slain Capt. Mahama are to re-appear in court to face a provisional charge of murder. Police prosecutors led by ASP Avornyo prayed the court to remand the accused persons as thorough investigations into the murder continue when the seven persons were arraigned Thursday morning at a Magistrate Court in Cape Coast.
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Charges of murder and conspiracy to commit crime, to wit murder has been leveled against the suspects.
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The suspects are William Baah (the Assemblyman of Denkyira Obuasi), Bismark Donkor, Phillip Badu, Kofi Nyame, Anthony Amoah, Kofi Badu and Yaw Annor.
The prosecutor told the court presided over by Rita Amonyiwaa Edusah that the charges were provisional, explaining that the investigations were so far preliminary. Lawyer for the accused persons, George Bernard Shaw, did not oppose the request by the prosecution.
The court consequently granted the application by the prosecutors and remanded the seven persons to appear again on Monday, June 19.
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According to TV3 report, the court premises was heavily guarded by security presence.
In a statement, the Military high command confirmed Captain Mahama, a member of the 5th Infantry of the Ghana Armed Forces, was jogging at Denkyira-Obuasi at about 8:30am on May 29 when he was lynched and a part of his body set ablaze.
 His body was filled with marks of assault including multiple deep cut wounds on the head and a partially burnt body, the Police have said.
A swoop in the town Tuesday by a team of Police and military personnel led to the rounding up of a total of 166 people made up of 80 women and 86 men.
They screened after which five of them were arrested. Two others, including the assembly member, later turned themselves in to the Police Wednesday evening.