The New Juaben Municipal Police command is investigating the circumstances which led to the death of a 60-year-old Treasurer of the Koforidua Ascension Presbyterian Church in the Eastern region at a Guest House in Nkrukan.
The Church elder, identified as William Osae-Ansah reportedly checked into the Guest House known as “Su Su Sei Me Guest House†with a 40-year-old woman also a member of the Church, at about 9:25 am.
However, after some minutes of sexual intercourse, the woman rushed to the reception of the guest house to report that her partner, the Church elder was unresponsive.
The church elder was found dead in his nakedness when the workers rushed to the room.
The Police were informed and a crime scene investigation team was quickly dispatched to the scene but they did not detect any mark of violence on the remains Osae-Ansah.
The body was conveyed to the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua for preservation pending a post-mortem examination.
The woman, however, took to her heels and boarded a vehicle to an unknown destination but has been arrested by the Police to assist with investigations.
Report indicates that the deceased had with him some unspecified amount of money belonging to the Church which was retrieved by the Police.