Prez Suicide-Survivor Psychiatric Report Ready

An Accra Circuit Court is yet to receive the on the young man who attempted committing suicide by jumping in front of the president’s convoy.

The court at its last sitting granted the request by the prosecution for the accused, Seth Nana Amovi to be sent to the hospital for examination.

DSP Amega had argued that the police had suspicion that the accused might not be mentally fit considering the turn of events, urging the court not to take the plea of the suspect.

In court yesterday, the Prosecutor, DSP George Amegah told the court presided over by M. E. Essandoh that the medical report on the accused is ready but yet to be signed by the medical officers.

He explained that the case investigator has for the past two days been following up on the report but has not got it yet.

The judge however adjourned the hearing until September 12 to enable the court receive the said medical report.,

The accused is an unemployed resident of Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.

According to DSP Amegah, Amovi could be in his early 30s, and with the intent to commit suicide on August 7, 2018, hid himself at the Ako-Adjei interchange awaiting the president’s convoy.

He said when the convoy got to the interchange, the suspect jumped in front of the vehicles and the convoy had to stop abruptly to avoid knocking him down.

The prosecution told the court that the suspect used his hands to hit the bonnet of the president’s vehicle a couple of times and later jumped on to the bonnet of the president’s car.

He said the suspect was arrested by police officers stationed at the presidency who were with the president at the time; he was taken to the police station.

Amovi admitted that he wanted to commit suicide, adding he had been looking for an opportunity to meet the president for a longtime but to no avail.

By: Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson