By Stephen N. Tokpah-Bong (freelance)
A 60-year-old man identified as Austin T. Kerkulah has been discovered dead in a fishpond in Melekie Town Electoral District 3, Bong County.
According to reports, the victim went missing a few days ago, and he was discovered dead on November 9, 2024, in a fishpond while there is a search for the late Austin’s trousers and a single barrow gun he usually carries for hunting at the bank of the fishpond.
After the lifeless body of the victim was discovered in the fishpond, citizens of Melekie Town contacted the Liberia National Police Bong County Detachment, especially the Crime Services Division of the LNP.
Upon arriving at the crime scene, a 15-man jury was constituted by the LNP to physically examine the body to establish the cause of his death.
However, the jury reported that there was no foul play on the victim’s body, but he died as a result of drowning and the body of Kerkulah has been turned over to the family for burial.
Several residents of Melekie Town have expressed frustration over the mystical death of Kerkulah and expressed that the late Kerkulah will be missed for his hilarious attitude, commitment to his family, and the development of Melekie Town.
In another development, the Crime Services Division (CSD) of the Bong County Police Detachment has revealed that the lifeless body of an unidentified woman believed to be in her early 40s has also been discovered behind the Gbarnga Regional Security Hub along the Gbarnga to Lofa Highway in the County.
As it stands, CSD Commander John Kelenso Flomo said the investigation is ongoing adding that if the body cannot be identified within two days, the government will take care of the burial initiative to avoid pollution for community members.
