Africans, especially Ghanaians, do rely on media reportage than autopsy or police findings in alleged murder or homicide cases. An autopsy finding has numerous benefits of which finding the actual cause of death is paramount. However, most findings are met with public displeasure especially when it is not in line with media reports made earlier. The study review such incidence of which the deceased was reported to have been beaten and dragged on the street which resulted in his demise. Some media reports claimed that the deceased sustained multiple Taser bodily burns and other injuries which include rib fractures, head injury and bodily lacerations at time of reportage. The autopsy findings were polar to the media report. The immediate cause of death was congestive heart failure which was triggered by asymptomatic chronic massive congestion and enlargement of the liver, lungs and the spleen (mechanism of death). The inveterate nature of these condition rules out all suspected foul play or assault. The absence of external or internal marks of violence further validate that the death was natural and not homicide.

Accidental oil spill has been a global problem especially the oil producing developing countries. Bioremediation remains the best and safest option for eradicating these toxic substances from the environment. In this study, petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria associated with crude oil contaminated soils were investigated. Samples were taken from 3 different garages at 3 different soil depths (5, 10 and 15 cm) in Suame, a suburb of Kumasi and analyzed microbiologically. Colonies were isolated and cultured on nutrient agar covered with used engine oil to check for their hydrocarbon-degrading ability. The enumeration of the microbes for sites A, B and C were 1.695 × 10 7 , 1.817 × 10 6 and 1.511 × 10 5 CFU/g respectively. Pseudomonas spp., A cinetobacterium spp., Bacillus spp., Aeromonas spp. and Micrococcus spp. were found to possess hydrocarbon-degrading ability. Thus, in this study, bacteria with hydrocarbon-degrading ability were found to inhabit engine oilcontaminated soils at Suame magazine in Kumasi, Ghana.