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Medical report of Mahama’s failed assasin ready

The report, which was prepared by the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been released to the Human Rights Division of the High Court, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Department.

The 36-year-old Charles Antwi was sentenced 10-years in prison in July 2015 after confessing that he had wanted to kill President Mahama at his church.

Counsel for Charles Antwi Mr. Francis Xavier Sosu who disclosed some highlights of the report to journalists in Accra said he per the report, Charles Antwi had been cured of his mental ailment.

“I am reliably informed that the final report shows that he has been cured,” he said.

Charles Antwi was sentenced to 10-years in prison in July 2015 after confessing that he had wanted to kill President Mahama at his church. The jail term was subsequently quashed after the judge in a certiorari order ruled that Antwi, who has been declared mentally unstable after medical examination, should be taken to the Psychiatric Hospital for treatment. Antwi was therefore placed in the custody of the BNI to enable him to undergo treatment at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.

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The move was to prevent any attempt by Antwi to escape from the hospital, since he had a record of having escaped a number of times from a mental treatment facility in the Brong Ahafo Region.

Mr Sosu said he will head to court to get an order for Antwi’s release. “We will, therefore, proceed to apply for a copy of the report from the court to enable us to apply to the court for final discharge so that he can be released to his family,” he added.

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