Published: October 7, 2024
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia — A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and her six-year-old daughter in Hast Town, Robertsville, White Plains, Montserrado County. The suspect, identified as Malison Garpeh, has allegedly refused to explain to police what led to his actions.
According to the police charge sheet, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, September 27, 2024. On the previous evening, Thursday, September 26, around 2:00 a.m., one of the house’s occupants, Emmanuel Dehkee, was sitting on the front porch with Garpeh when the victims, Promise Bowah, 21, and her daughter Faith Miracle Davies, arrived. They all sat together before Bowah sent her daughter to retrieve water from their room. The child was afraid to go alone and asked Garpeh to accompany her, but he refused, so Bowah went herself.
Later, all occupants retired to their rooms. Dehkee ensured the front door was locked before going to bed. About an hour later, Alexander Jackson and his girlfriend Ruth Lackay returned home and asked Garpeh to open the door, which he did. They went straight to their room and did not emerge until the following morning.
On the morning of September 27, between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m., Lackay awoke to clean the house and noticed what appeared to be blood stains leading from Garpeh’s bedroom through the living room to the back door. Alarmed, she woke Jackson, who knocked on Garpeh’s door but received no response. Jackson then sought assistance from a nearby police officer named Junior Carter, while Lackay alerted Dehkee.
Investigating further, they discovered Bowah and her daughter lying unconscious in Garpeh’s bedroom, in a pool of blood. The occupants reported that they had heard no disturbances during the night.
The police investigation revealed that Garpeh and Bowah had been in a relationship for approximately 11 months and were living together in a three-bedroom house where Garpeh served as the caretaker. Bowah was five months pregnant at the time of her death, and her daughter lived with them.
After the incident, Garpeh allegedly fled through the back door and hid in a nearby cassava field for three days. He was apprehended by local residents on Sunday, September 29, 2024.
Authorities searched the property for the alleged murder weapon but were unable to locate it. Two cutlasses were found in the garage, but Garpeh claimed neither was used in the crime.
The house where the incident occurred is owned by Madam Faith Gargar, who was not present at the time.
Based on the evidence and multiple chop wounds observed on the victims, police have charged Garpeh with murder and aggravated assault, violations of Chapter 14, Subchapter A, Sections 14.1 and 14.20 of the Revised Penal Law of Liberia. He has been remanded for trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths, and no motive has been established as Garpeh has remained silent during questioning.
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