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After several weeks of absence, arguments and court orders on his health condition, the second suspect in the trial of the murder of former University of Ghana Law Lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, finally made his first appearance at the Kaneshie District Court after he was discharged from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah has been absent from court proceedings since October 14, 2020.
The prosecution had told the court that Nkansah was indisposed and was receiving treatment at the Police Hospital.
He was eventually sent to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where a surgery was performed on him.
Prof Benneh s murder case: Court order police to correct defects in charge sheet LISTEN
JAN 15, 2021
The Kaneshie District Court on Friday ordered the police to put their house in order following detection of defects in the charge sheet of the murder case of Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, the law lecturer, who was killed in cold blood at Agyiriganor.
The caution of the court came after the police presented a new charge sheet, which had the name of James Nana Womba, now deceased, and the prime suspect as the first accused person.
On the same new charge sheet, the names of Ebenezer Quaisie and Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah were identified as the second and third accused persons in the matter.
Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah being escorted to court
Another suspect on trial for the murder of law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh has finally made an appearance in court after several weeks of absence due to ill health.
Graphic.com.gh reports that Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah made his first appearance at the Kaneshie District Court after he was discharged from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Prior to his showing on Friday, January 15, Mr Badu Nkansah’s last court appearance was on October 14, 2020.
His counsel told the court that Badu Nkansah was indisposed and was receiving treatment at the Police Hospital.
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The prosecution in the trial of the murder of former University of Ghana law lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, has finally submitted a comprehensive medical report on the second suspect, Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah.
This comes weeks after the prosecution failed to produce the suspect before the court with the recent one being the failure of the prosecution to meet a 48-hour deadline given by the court to furnish it with the medical report.
Nkansah, who is facing the court on charges of conspiracy and murder has been absent for eight consecutive times since October 14, 2020 after the prosecution had told the court that Nkansah was indisposed and was receiving treatment at the Police Hospital.
Act professionally when handling suspects in Prof. Benneh’s murder case – Court tells Police
A Magistrate has admonished Police investigators and prosecutors to be more professional when handling suspects.
Ms. Ama Adomako Kwakye, the Kaneshie District Court Magistrate, noted that if the Police had acted appropriately, they would have saved the taxpayers the cost of a skin grafting surgery on Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second murder suspect in Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh’ case.
The Magistrate noted that the state is going to bear the cost of Nkansah’s surgery.
The Magistrate gave this caution after the Ghana Police Service produced in court a comprehensive medical report of the second suspect in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh.