Pastor Eric Isaiah Adusah
The Attorney-General (A-G) Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has said that the state does not have enough evidence for the trial of the United Kingdom-based Ghanaian pastor, Eric Isaiah Adusah, accused of killing his British wife.
The position of the A-G followsan autopsy report on the deceased, Charmaine Speirs, from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, dated March 31, 2015 and signed by Dr. Afua Darkwah Abrahams. It indicates that the pastor’s wife died of “acute poising and opiate heroin” overdose, a banned narcotic substance.
Pastor Adusah of the Global Light Revival Ministries is being tried over the death of his pregnant wife, Mrs. Speirs, between 18 and 20 March, 2015 at Mac Dic Royal Plaza Hotel in Koforidua, Eastern Region.
Charged with murder contrary to Section 46 of Act 29 of 1960, the plea of the accused person has not been taken by the court.
However, at yesterday’s sitting at the Accra central magistrate court presided over by Ms. Marian Affoh, the A-G in a seven-page advice on the case docket dated May 3, 2015 and signed by Evelyn D. Keelson, sought to clear the accused person.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector K. Sanche, who read the concluding part of the advice said, “…As already stated, even though we find some aspects of his behaviour suspicious, we cannot at this stage have sufficient evidence to hold him liable for the death of the deceased.”
He further told the court that the A-G had also advised that Pastor Adusah be granted bail.
“We therefore advise that he is granted bail; he should however continue to assist the police in conducting further investigations into the case,” he stated.
Ms Eva Otchere, who had at the previous sitting complained about delays in getting the advice of the A-G on the case, said she had already filed for bail at the high court.
The case has been adjourned to May 28, 2015.
In February this year, the woman was to travel to Ghana together with her husband but came ahead of him and stayed with Bishop Yaw Adu, the spiritual father of the accused, in Koforidua.
The police said in the first week of March 2015, Pastor Adusah also arrived in the country and on March 16, the couple lodged at the said hotel.
According to Detective Inspector Agbemehia, in the early hours of March 18, 2015, the accused checked out and traveled to the UK while the wife was billed to check out on March 20, 2015.
He said at the front desk of the hotel, Pastor Adusah had allegedly instructed the management not to disturb the deceased because she was observing fasting and prayers in her room and needed a quiet time until she checked out on Friday, March 20.
The police officer said on the due date Ms Speirs was expected to check out, but nothing was heard of her so the management of the hotel used a spare key to gain access into the room but found the British woman’s lifeless body in a bathtub with blood oozing from her nose and in a state of decomposition.
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By Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson
Via: -Daily Guide
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