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Anger and disappointment have engulfed families of the two young girls who died in the fatal East Legon accident involving the son of popular preacher Salifu Amoako.
A medical officer attending to the preacher’s son at the University of Ghana Medical Centre claims he is not fit to be interrogated by the police even though he has been discharged from the hospital, sources close to the development have revealed.
The development has heightened suspicions and concerns among some interested parties in the matter as the move appears to be a deliberate attempt to tie the hands of the Police in their effort to bring justice to families of the deceased victims and stall justice.
“It is unbelievable and shocking that a doctor will go ahead to discharge the boy from the hospital after undergoing all the various processes of healthcare and yet that same doctor has written a note to the Police saying the boy cannot be interrogated by the Police until he the same doctor says so. How is this fair to the families who are going through this difficult times? Why is the doctor bent on preventing the police from doing their work?,” a family member of one of the victims bemoaned.
A staff of the UGMC who also spoke on condition of anonymity said “This is very strange, the boy is looking strong and in good shape so we cannot understand why the doctor (name withheld) appears to be shielding him from the police. It appears the doctor is being motivated by something else because this is very strange. It is just not fair to the girls who died and their families. Will this special treatment be extended to every person or it is because his father has money and influence?”.
Meanwhile, sources say the Police are disappointed in the posture of the medical officer as all efforts to get the suspect interrogated is impeded by the physician.
Nonetheless, officers of the Ghana Police are keeping an eye on the suspect until such time that the medical officer will clear him fit for an encounter with the law enforcement agency.
The accident which ignited massive public outcry led to the untimely death of two young girls as their car caught fire after they were rammed into by the speeding vehicle of Elrad Salifu Amoako. The deceased have since been buried.
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