US-based Ghanaian Couple face life imprisonment after being convicted of beating 5-year-old son to death

In the death of their five-year-old boy about three years after he was beaten to death, a Ghanaian couple living in the United States has been convicted of second-degree murder.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae were found guilty of brutally beating the youngster for three days in 2021 with “at least four different instruments.”

When the boy’s condition deteriorated, neither Addae nor Owusu, the boy’s real mother, dialled 911 or sought medical assistance, according to the prosecutors. They instead took him to a family member’s home, where he was later found deceased.

“This little boy endured days of abuse at the hands of these defendants, one of whom was his own mother, until tragically succumbing to his severe injuries,” stated the District Attorney in a press release.

“Thanks to the diligent investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department and the dedicated efforts of the prosecutors, justice has been served in holding the defendants accountable for this heinous crime.”

On May 1, 2024, the Ghanaian couple will be sentenced, with the prospect of life imprisonment.

Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it. 
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post.