A report shared on X by an account named KNUST Gazette, associated with the institution, has outlined the chain of events following the death of the student, Joana Deladem Yabane.
It also details how the main suspect, Daniel Tuffour, a final-year student of KNUST who has been remanded by the court, was apprehended by the police service.
According to the report, the suspect allegedly took electronic gadgets belonging to the deceased, including a laptop, and concealed them in an attempt to cover up his actions.
It further indicated that friends of the suspect reached out to him after the discovery of Joana’s lifeless body, but he told them that he had parted ways with her after a brief argument, seemingly attempting to feign ignorance about the incident.
“After committing the crime and now making it look like some notorious criminals were the ones who committed the crime, it never came to his mind that there were CCTV cameras around, so he thought the mission of not being found was complete.
“Some friends of the guy reached out to him to ask him whether he knew about that case, and he said, ‘when they were going back to the hostel, they had an argument, and Miss Joana told him to walk ahead, so when he walked a little distance and turned, he didn’t see her, so he thought she had passed a different route,’ the account reported.
The suspect is further alleged to have worn the same clothes he had on when the incident occurred to sit an exam at the school. He was, however, apprehended after CCTV footage captured him with the deceased, prompting the school authorities to take swift action.
“In the search for Daniel, a teaching assistant at the Biological Science department helped to fish out Daniel writing his papers with the same shirt he used to commit the murder,” it alleged.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned to March 17, 2025, with the suspect remaining on remand.
The school’s management, in an update to the public, indicated that it had found the mobile phone and laptop belonging to the deceased, hidden behind the Flint hostel. These items have since been retrieved.
