Kasoa killing: 10-calendar year-outdated sufferer was buried alive – Partholigist tells courtroom | –

Dr Osei Owusu-Afriyie, an Assistant Commissioner of Police and pathologist on the Ghana Legislation enforcement Healthcare facility testified prematurely of the Accra Excessive Court docket that 10-12 months-outdated Ishmael Mensah Abdullah, who was killed at Kasoa for suspected {dollars} rituals, was buried alive.

The pathologist talked about that the goal died from “extreme head accidents from blunt trauma” and that he was not lifeless when the physique was remaining buried.

Because the seventh prosecution witness to testify, Dr. Osei Owusu-Afriyie educated the Accra Superior Court docket docket, presided about by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, that “asphyxiation (lack of capability to breathe)” was the induce of loss of life.

He further that the untimely burial that adopted a blunt head damage was the aim why an individual’s physique will get to be “blue” and their lungs flip into hyperinflated when they’re unable to breathe.

Abdullah was allegedly their buddy. Two younger individuals, a 15-calendar year-old juvenile and an 18-12 months-outdated youthful offender (the 2 names withheld), have been billed together with his lack of life.

Inspite of the 15-year-old’s act of contrition all through the plea negotiations, the court docket docket entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf because of the truth the regulation entails the jury to decide on the circumstance simply after a whole demo.

Nonetheless, the 18-calendar year-aged, who was accused of plotting to homicide the 15-calendar year-previous, skilled often refuted the accusations.