The family of a Goldsmith with a physical disability who has accused his former girlfriend of selling their baby is not happy with the pace of the case in court.
The spokesperson for the Kpabitey family of Agormanya, Mr. Amos Kpabitey says the family is disappointed in the way the police are handling the case.
According to him, the family expected that the prosecutors and the court would consider their brother’s condition as a person with a physical disability and treat the case with some expedition. However, they keep adjourning the case and that is creating so much inconvenience for them, especially their brother.
It has been six months now since Mr. Tetteh Zoda reported his former girlfriend, Patience Mawutor, to the Police for allegedly selling their baby girl for Gh¢5,000.
She is standing trial together with her father, Henry Mawutor (a pastor), a Queen Mother, Nana Abena Nyarkoa II and a businesswoman, Jane Gerbs, as accomplices.
Since the case was first heard on September 16, 2022, it has been adjourned five times already; the latest being Wednesday, January 18, 2023, when it was adjourned because the prosecutor failed to serve the lawyers of the accused persons some documents.
Mr. Zoda’s family is not happy that the documents that were supposed to be served before the last adjourned date, were not served and rather done on the day.
The case has been adjourned to February 2, 2023.
The case is yet to start proper. This is because the police say they are not done with their investigations.
The family is accusing the police of deliberately frustrating them.
In an exclusive interview with DisabilityNewsGH, Mr. Amos Kpabitey complains that the delay is not only draining them financially but also stressing their brother physically and emotionally.
He explains that the police stations and court buildings are not disability-friendly and that makes climbing the steps very difficult for Mr. Zoda, who sometimes has to crawl to access the buildings.
Mr. Kpabitey notes that the delay and the inconveniences could discourage persons with disabilities from pursuing justice when their rights are violated.
He is calling on the Ghana Police and the Judicial Services to give special consideration to cases involving persons with disabilities.
He believes that will inspire confidence and encourage the culture of seeking-justice within the disability community when they are abused.
SOURCE: DisabilityNewsGH.com