Relatives attack priest after adjournment of case

Police Inspector Benson Addo of the Central Police Station on Tuesday had to punch the abdomen of one Madam Akosua Addae, who was pulling his male organ before she released it.

Police Corporal Awo Dede of the Court Unit of the Kumasi Police also had her thumb bitten at the precincts of a circuit tribunal in Kumasi when relatives of a deceased woman attacked suspects standing trial for her murder.

The two police officers were trying to prevent the relatives of Madam Afua Tutuwaa from attacking the Reverend Ebenezer Adarkwa-Yiadom, Head Pastor of the Ebenezer Worship Centre at South Suntreso, Kumasi, who was standing trial for her murder.

Police Chief Inspector Kwasi Ofori of Ashanti Police Public Relations Unit said Madam Addae and Madam Akosua Afreh, another family member also involved in the attack on Rev Adarkwa-Yiadom, were immediately arrested.

He said soon after the tribunal chaired by Mr V. C. Senoo, adjourned the case in which Rev Adarkwa-Yiadom and Afia Akyaa and Kofi Boadi, both members of the church, are facing a murder charge to July 26, Rev Adarkwa-Yiadom left the court room and was about to enter his car when the relatives of Tutuwaa attacked him and the Police went to his rescue.

In the process, Chief Inspector Ofori said Madam Addae bit the thumb of Corporal Awo Dede and grabbed the male organ of Inspector Addo and was pulling it.

Rev Adarkwa-Yiadom, Akyaa and Boadi, are alleged to have manhandled Madam Tutuwaa, who was a member of the church resulting in her death.

However, a post-mortem report from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) indicated that Madam Tutuwaa died of severe anaemia and hepatitis.

They are on a 15 million cedis bail with one surety each.

Meanwhile, the tribunal has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ohene Foster, a reporter of the "P and P" newspaper for failing to appear before it to answer questions in connection with the case pending before it.