The Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare has assured the families of a couple who died in their apartment at Maakro plot 10 near Abuakwa the best of investigations.
According to him on a phone call with the mother of the the late Ernestina Jackson, he commiserated with the family and assured them of a thorough investigation to “get to the bottom of the matter”. A source close to the family told JoyNews.
The assurance comes after the Police at Abuakwa look into circumstances that led Samuel Jackson to allegedly keep his wife’s corpse in their flat for several months.
JoyNews reported earlier that the body of Mrs. Ernestina was found wrapped in blanket with ice packs on it.
Later on, the body of Mr. Samuel Jackson was also discovered by the police in the family’s bathroom, sitting on the toilet, while their two teenage children were locked up in a room in an unconscious state.
The IGP’s assurance also comes as the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, was joined by some Divisional and District commanders to visit the couple’s two traumatized children who remain on admission at the Abuakwa Polyclinic on Wednesday.
Despite the police saying they were finding it difficult to reach out to both families of the deceased after the incident, the family of Mrs. Jackson on Wednesday reached out to the children of the deceased, following the airing of the story on JoyNews.
According to JoyNews report, an emotionally-distraught Madam Lydia Boakye Benson, mother of Ernestina Jackson, accompanied by siblings of the deceased called at the Multimedia’s Kumasi office to acquaint themselves with details of the incident and how the children are faring.
The family said Mrs. Ernestina Jackson severed ties with the family about 7-years ago. However, they are shocked to hear of her demise this way.
JoyNews report added that the family could not hold their tears as they mourned uncontrollably in the Saeed Ali Yaqub Newsroom
According to Madam Benson, she single-handedly sponsored Ernestina, her first child’s trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands where the deceased met the late Mr. Jackson.
The family’s delegation later visited the 11 and 13-year-old sons of the couple at the Abuakwa Polyclinic.
Meanwhile, Doctors at Abuakwa Polyclinic said they are happy with rate of recovery by the children.