Date: Jul 25 ,
2019.BY: Benjamin Xornam Glover
The TDC Magistrate Court in Tema has directed the investigator in
the case involving the murder of Mrs Josephine Asante, the Marketing and Public
Affairs Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), to ensure
that one of the suspects in the case receives adequate medical attention
following an assault he suffered at the hands of cell mates.
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| The suspect, Christian Agyei |
Mrs Akosua Anokyewaa
Adjepong has also ordered the police to investigate issues of ill-treatment
being meted out on the suspect, Christian Adjei, by some cell mates.
Adjei is currently on remand at the Nima Police
Station.
The instruction was
given after counsel for Adjei informed the court that the suspect nearly lost
his life after he was maltreated in custody by some of the cell inmates.
Vomiting blood
Mr Isaac Eshun, who held brief for Mr Baba Jamal, informed the court that two
weeks ago, his client was subjected to some beatings leading to he (Adjei)
vomiting blood.
He said following a
distress call from the mother of the suspect, he had to make an emergency call
to the investigator to arrange for the suspect to be taken to the Police Hospital
The
magistrate said the life of the suspect was paramount adding that the court
could not try a dead person hence the prosecution must ensure the wellbeing of
Adjei in jail.
The investigator, who
was in court, informed the magistrate that the cell inmates, who beat up the
suspect, had been relocated to another cell.
When the case was called
last Monday, the prosecutor, Inspector Beatrice Ayeh, said investigations were
still ongoing.
Delays
Mr Eshun complained that the prosecution was delaying the case unduly
considering that they were unable to tell the court the stage of their
investigations and when the case would be forwarded to the AG's office.
In response to an
enquiry by the magistrate into the police investigations, Ms Ayeh said the
duplicate copy of the docket would be sent to the Attorney-General’s office for
advice within a month’s time. The case has thus been adjourned to August 8,
2019.
Background
Mrs Asante was murdered
on January 13, 2019 at her residence at EMEFS Estates near Afienya in the
Greater Accra Region.
Two persons, Amos Apeku,
her personal driver and Christian Adjei, a houseboy, are before the Tema TDC Magistrate Court
Apeku has been granted
bail by the High Court in Accra
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