Anger and disappointment have engulfed the families of the two young girls who died in the fatal East Legon accident involving the son of Bishop Salifu Amoako.
A medical officer attending to the 16-year-old, Elrad Salifu Amoako at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Tuesday prevented the Police from interrogating him.
The medical officer claimed the boy was not fit though he had been discharged.
The development has heightened suspicions and concerns among all interested parties in the matter, as the move appears to be a deliberate attempt to tie the hands of the Police in their effort to bring justice to the families of the deceased.
“It is unbelievable and shocking that a doctor will go ahead to discharge the boy from the hospital after undergoing all the various processes of healthcare and yet that same doctor has written a note to the Police saying the Police cannot interrogate the boy until he the same doctor says so.
“How is this fair to the families who are going through these difficult times? Why is the doctor bent on preventing the police from doing their work,” a family member of one of the victims lamented in an interview.
A UGMC staff member who also spoke on condition of anonymity said, “This is very strange. The boy is looking strong and in good shape, so we cannot understand why Dr. Fred Salawu appears to be shielding him from the police.
“It appears Dr. Salawu is being motivated by something else because this is very strange. It is just not fair to the girls who died and their families. Will this special treatment be extended to every person or it is because his father has money and influence”.
Meanwhile, sources say the Police are disappointed in the posture of the medical officer as all efforts to get the suspect interrogated are impeded by the physician.
Nonetheless, officers of the Ghana Police are keeping an eye on the suspect until such time when the medical officer will clear him fit for an encounter with the law enforcement agency.
The accident which ignited massive public outcry led to the untimely death of two 12-year-old girls as their car caught fire after Elrad rammed into their vehicle.
