Mahama’s 'mad' gunman now 100% healed – Chief Psychiatrist

Chief Psychiatrist, Dr Akwasi Osei has revealed that Charles Antwi, the mentally challenged man who carried a gun to President John Mahama’s church to kill him, has been completely cured of his mental ailment.

According to him, the effective treatment regime offered Mr Antwi at the Psychiatric hospital over the months, has ensured that he is mentally cured and can now live a normal life.

An Accra High Court referred Charles Antwi to the psychiatric hospital for treatment after it quashed a judgment by a Circuit Court sentencing him to ten years in prison.

He had proceeded to the Ringway Assemblies of God Church were President John Mahama and his family worship to assassinate the first gentleman of the land, in order for him to become the President of Ghana, a position according to his friends and family he has always claimed for years as rightfully his.

He was convicted based on his own plea of planning to assassinate the President and for the unlawful possession of a fully loaded locally manufactured pistol and sentenced to a 10 year jail term.

Charles Antwi’s conviction was met with much criticism following concerns raised about the state of his mental health.

Almost a year after he was sent for treatment at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Charles Antwi was supposed to be released last April but a last minute medication to assess him before he was discharged delayed his discharge.

When the Doctors decided to reduce the medication to see if he could behave well, the situation worsened making them keep him until now.

In an interview exclusive interview with Kasapa News Daakyehene Ofosu Agyemang who has consistently followed Charles Antwi’s treatment process, Dr Akwasi Osei gave Charles Antwi, a clean bill of health saying he has responded positively to treatment and upon assessment he could safely conclude that the latter is mentally stable.

“He’s now fine, we are writing a report and a letter from us will get to his lawyer by close of Monday or Tuesday informing him that Charles is now completely healed. We reviewed his condition just last Thursday and have certified that he now okay.

“I think what will be interesting to observe will be when he’s taken back to court and that is when people will know that he’s indeed okay.”

With the official clearance of Charles Antwi by the Chief Psychiatrist, it remains to be seen if the state will still want him prosecuted or not.