Emmanuel Darkwah, lawyer for the family of the late Charles Amissah, has disclosed that the GH¢20 million lawsuit against hospitals, staff, and the Attorney General is aimed at deterring hospitals from overlooking emergency cases.

Speaking in an interview with ChannelOne TV on May 21, 2026, Darkwah, counsel for Matilda Amissah, who is the sister of the deceased, specifically mentioned the negligence at the Korle-Bu morgue, which led to the decomposition of Amissah's body.

“Charles Amissah died at Korle-Bu hospital. They dumped the body... In a mortuary. And when the family was informed by the police... they went to Korle-Bu with a mortuary, and he found their brother... In the corridors of the mortuary. Not in a cold room. And the body was infested (with maggots),” he recounted.

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He stressed that the main essence of the suit is to exact punitive measures due to the poor handling of Amissah’s issue.

“What is money? You may get the 20 million today, and tomorrow you are dead. But I think that there needs to be some reform,” he said.

“There should be a deterrent at that professional's house... I mean, it can happen to you!” he added.

The 29-year-old Amissah reportedly died from blood loss after a February 2026 hit-and-run accident.

His family alleges he was denied stabilisation and beds at Ghana Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

A government probe later revealed that the death could have been avoided.

“Can you imagine? The guy who was decomposing... The casket was not open. I mean, nobody saw the body. Because it was decomposed,” he said.

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