The case involving Elijah Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha, who were accused of allowing their unlicensed minor son to drive, has been adjourned to February 17.
At an Accra Circuit Court on Monday, both the defence counsel and state attorney approached the bench, resulting in the adjournment of the case.
Bishop Amoako, the General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, his wife Mouha, and Linda Bonsu Bempah, a sales assistant, were arrested after an accident involving their 16-year-old son, Elrad, who allegedly caused a crash in East Legon on October 12, 2024, which resulted in the deaths of two girls.
Bishop Amoako, his wife, and Linda have been charged with allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle.
The charges stem from an incident where their son drove a white Jaguar F-Space Sports without a valid license, colliding with an Acura Utility vehicle that caught fire, tragically leading to two fatalities.
All three have pleaded not guilty and are currently on bail of GHC50,000 each, with two sureties each.
The couple’s son was sentenced to six months in prison by an Accra Juvenile and Family Court after pleading guilty to eight counts of manslaughter, negligently causing harm, dangerous driving, and driving without a license.
He is serving his sentence at the Senior Correctional Home.
The facts presented to the Circuit Court, presided over by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, indicated that Bishop Amoako and his wife, Mouha, are the parents of Elrad Amoako, the 16-year-old minor involved in the accident, who lives with his mother in Accra.
On October 12, 2024, during the celebration of Elrad’s elder brother Elyon Amoako’s birthday, Linda, the third accused, handed Elrad the key to Mouha’s Jaguar F-Pace Sports SUV, with registration number GN 7801-20, knowing full well that he was a minor without a driver’s license.
According to the prosecution, Elrad drove the vehicle with his friend, Prince Tijani, toward Bawleshie on Dzanie Ashie Street.
As they approached the Mensah Wood Avenue junction, Elrad collided with the rear of an Acura utility vehicle with registration number GR 2524-23.
The collision caused both vehicles to be propelled across the road into the wall of a nearby house. Following the impact, both vehicles caught fire and were burned beyond recognition.
The prosecution stated that the two occupants of the Acura, Justine Agbenu and Maame Dwomoh Boateng, both 12 years old, were trapped inside and tragically died in the blaze.
Elrad and two others were injured and rushed to the University of Ghana Medical Centre.
During investigations, Bishop Amoako and his wife admitted that they had allowed their son to drive to the gym and other locations within their neighborhood.
GNA
