Ghana: 'I Want Justice for My Son' - Mother of Slain 15-Year-Old Javits Frimpong Leaves Ghana for USA

What the report says

Madam Doris Adu Gyamfi, mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, has left Ghana for the United States to join her family after his killing in the Bronx, New York, according to Ghanaian Times as carried by AllAfrica. The departure took place at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, where emotions were reported to be high as relatives and officials from Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs saw her off.

The report says the Ministry arranged support for Gyamfi’s journey, and that staff from Ghana’s New York Mission were expected to receive her on arrival and assist the family as they prepare for Javits’s burial. The article also notes expressions of gratitude from the Ministry toward Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, his deputy James Gyakye Quayson, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the US Embassy in Ghana for helping secure her visa.

Gyamfi’s central message as she departed was a call for justice for her son. The killing of the teenager has drawn concern in Ghana and among the diaspora, and the Ministry said it hoped those responsible would be found and brought before the law. More broadly, the case underscores how violent crimes involving Ghanaian nationals abroad can become matters of public attention and diplomatic support.