The man who killed a Cape Coast based musician through stabbing in February 2021 has been sentenced to death by hanging.
The Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Lodoh on Wednesday (Jan 18, 2023) sentenced Bright Ellis, popularly known in Cape Coast as Shadow to death.
The dancehall artist - ‘Unruly Grank,’ born Emmanuel Aikins was killed on February 7, 2021 after Bright Ellis stabbed him in a brawl at the Orange Beach Resort in Cape Coast.
The 24-year old musician, whose other alias was "Soft Metal" in music circles in Cape Coast, was stabbed during a misunderstanding between him and Bright Ellis.
Ellis is 27-years-old and an artisan.
Aikins was pronounced dead on arrival at the Cape Coast Hospital after the incident.
Police prosecutors told the court that a scuffle ensued between Ellis his fans and supporters of another dancehall artiste in the Cape Coast over who was more popular.
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