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Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoa\u00adko and two others have been granted GH\u00a250,000 bail each in relation to the East Legon acci\u00addent that resulted in two fatalities.<\/p>\n
Bishop Amoako and his wife, Mouha, were arrested on Monday, following the incident involving their 16-year-old son, who is report\u00aded to have caused the accident.<\/p>\n
Bishop Amoako, his wife Mou\u00adha, and Linda Bonsu Bempah, a sales assistant, appeared before the Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday, facing charges related to allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle.<\/p>\n
The charges stem from an in\u00adcident where their 16-year-old son, Elrad Salifu, allegedly drove a white Jaguar F-Pace Sport without a valid license, resulting in a collision with an Acura utility vehicle that caught fire, leading to the deaths of two individuals.<\/p>\n
All three accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n
The court, presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah, granted GH\u00a250,000 bail each to the trio, with two sureties.<\/p>\n
The court asked the accused notify it if they planned to travel outside the country.<\/p>\n
The court noted that the ac\u00adcused presented sufficient evidence demonstrating their availability for trial and their commitment not to interfere with ongoing investiga\u00adtions.<\/p>\n
It classified the charges against them as misdemeanours, indicating that there was little reason for them to flee.<\/p>\n
In the case of Salifu Amoako, lead defense counsel, Justice Abdu\u00adlai, highlighted the serious medical issues facing his client, arguing that the situation should be considered in the bail decision.<\/p>\n
He described Bishop Amoa\u00adko and his wife as model parents, who had earlier engaged with local stakeholders before the police inter\u00advened.<\/p>\n
Assistant State Attorney, Mr Yaw Acquah, did not oppose bail, but cautioned the court about the potential for the accused to misuse their resources if granted bail.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said that Bish\u00adop Amoako and his wife, Mouha, are the parents of Elrad Amoako, the 16-year-old minor, involved in the incident, who resides with his mother in Accra.<\/p>\n
Mr Acquah stated that on October 12, 2024, during the cele\u00adbration of his elder brother, Elyon Amoako\u2019s 25th birthday, Linda, the third accused, handed the key of Mouha\u2019s Jaguar F-Pace Sports SUV to Elrad Amoako, fully aware that he was a minor without a driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said Elrad drove the vehicle with his friend, Prince Tijani toward Bawleshie on Dzanie Ashie Street.<\/p>\n
As they approached a section of the road at the Mensah Wood Av\u00adenue junction, Elrad collided with the rear of an Acura 4\u00d74 vehicle, the prosecution said.<\/p>\n
Mr Acquah disclosed that the collision caused both vehicles to be propelled across the road into the wall of a nearby house, and caught fire and were burned beyond rec\u00adognition.<\/p>\n
He stated that two occupants of the Acura, Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoah Boateng, both aged 12, were trapped inside and tragically perished in the blaze.<\/p>\n
Elrad Amoako and two other injured occupants are currently receiving treatment at the Universi\u00adty of Ghana Medical Centre. The prosecution stated that Bishop Amoako and his wife admitted during investigations that they had permitted their son to drive to the gym and other locations within their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
The case has been adjourned to October 30, 2024. \u2014GNA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoa\u00adko and two others have been granted GH\u00a250,000 bail each in relation to the East Legon acci\u00addent that resulted in two fatalities. Bishop Amoako and his wife, Mouha, were arrested on Monday, following the incident involving their 16-year-old son, who is report\u00aded to have caused the accident. Bishop Amoako, his wife Mou\u00adha, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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