THE crowd that thronged the Tema Magistrate’s Court yesterday to hear the details of an autopsy report in the case of the burning of the 72-year-old woman left in disappointment when the presiding magistrate decided to adjourn hearings to January 10, 2011.
Counsel for the six accused persons, Mr William Lumor, was, however, not in court when the case was called, prompting the prosecution to call for the adjournment, since the findings could not be presented in the absence of the defence lawyer.
Samuel Ghunney, a 50-year-old photographer, and Emelia Opoku, a 37-year-old teacher, with the help of four others, namely, Samuel Fletcher Sagoe, 55, an evangelist; Nancy Nana Ama Akrofie, 46; Hannah Sagoe and Mary Sagoe, 52, are alleged to have set fire to the 72-year-old woman in Tema on November 20, this year when she strayed into their compound at Site 7, a suburb of Community 1.
The deceased, Ama Ahemmah, a native of Ajumako Asassan, according to police prosecution, was allegedly drenched with kerosene mixed with some petrol and set ablaze after she was alleged to have confessed as being a witch when tortured by the accused.
Madam Ahemmah died 24 hours later when she was on admission at the Tema General Hospital where she had been sent for treatment by the police.
No comments:
Post a Comment