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Rape suspect faces threatening health condition; on oxygen support
Rabih Haddad's lawyer says he has a serious medical condition
The Lebanese man, Rabih Haddad, 39, who is said to have allegedly raped his 19-year-old Ghanaian house help at his home at the Airport Hills Residential area in Accra, is said to be on oxygen support at the Ridge hospital.
A bail application by Mr Raphael Poku-Edusei, the lawyer for Rabih Haddad, was on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, thrown out by the Accra Central District Magistrate Court presided over by Arit Nsemoh on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction to grant bail.
Mr Edusei had made a passionate appeal for bail for his client, arguing that Haddad had a serious medical condition and would die if remanded in police custody.
The 39-year-old Lebanese is expected to reappear before the court on December 19, 2017, after he was remanded into police custody.
A bail application by Mr Raphael Poku-Edusei, the lawyer for Rabih Haddad, was thrown out by the court on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction to grant bail.
Mr Edusei had made a passionate appeal for bail for his client, arguing that Haddad had a serious medical condition and would die if remanded in police custody.
According to counsel, Haddad had a serious heart condition and had once fainted in police custody.
“We risk trying a dead man. To confine him to a police cell means the next thing is a burial,’’ he said.
“I do not have original jurisdiction and so apply for bail at the High Court,’’ she said.
The presiding magistrate then remanded the accused into police custody and adjourned the case to December 19, 2017.
Present in court yesterday was a former Attorney-General, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, who watched brief for the alleged victim.
Facts
According to Supt Bempah, on November 30, 2017, Haddad lured the house help into one of the bedrooms upstairs and “forcibly had sexual intercourse with her when his wife and other occupants of the house had gone out”.
He explained that on December 2, 2017, Haddad requested the house help to prepare coffee for him.
“When she went to the kitchen to prepare the coffee, Haddad went to her and demanded to have sexual intercourse with her. She resisted and that infuriated Haddad, who slapped her and hit her on the neck.
“He then dragged her into the master bedroom, stripped her naked and forcibly had sex with her on the bed,’’ he said.
Supt Bempah said the house help reported her ordeal to a co-worker, who also gave the information out to the police.
The matter, he said, was subsequently reported to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), leading to Haddad’s arrest.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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Rape suspect faces threatening health condition; on oxygen support
Rabih Haddad's lawyer says he has a serious medical condition
The Lebanese man, Rabih Haddad, 39, who is said to have allegedly raped his 19-year-old Ghanaian house help at his home at the Airport Hills Residential area in Accra, is said to be on oxygen support at the Ridge hospital.
A bail application by Mr Raphael Poku-Edusei, the lawyer for Rabih Haddad, was on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, thrown out by the Accra Central District Magistrate Court presided over by Arit Nsemoh on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction to grant bail.
Mr Edusei had made a passionate appeal for bail for his client, arguing that Haddad had a serious medical condition and would die if remanded in police custody.
The 39-year-old Lebanese is expected to reappear before the court on December 19, 2017, after he was remanded into police custody.
A bail application by Mr Raphael Poku-Edusei, the lawyer for Rabih Haddad, was thrown out by the court on the basis that it lacked jurisdiction to grant bail.
Mr Edusei had made a passionate appeal for bail for his client, arguing that Haddad had a serious medical condition and would die if remanded in police custody.
According to counsel, Haddad had a serious heart condition and had once fainted in police custody.
“We risk trying a dead man. To confine him to a police cell means the next thing is a burial,’’ he said.
“I do not have original jurisdiction and so apply for bail at the High Court,’’ she said.
The presiding magistrate then remanded the accused into police custody and adjourned the case to December 19, 2017.
Present in court yesterday was a former Attorney-General, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, who watched brief for the alleged victim.
Facts
According to Supt Bempah, on November 30, 2017, Haddad lured the house help into one of the bedrooms upstairs and “forcibly had sexual intercourse with her when his wife and other occupants of the house had gone out”.
He explained that on December 2, 2017, Haddad requested the house help to prepare coffee for him.
“When she went to the kitchen to prepare the coffee, Haddad went to her and demanded to have sexual intercourse with her. She resisted and that infuriated Haddad, who slapped her and hit her on the neck.
“He then dragged her into the master bedroom, stripped her naked and forcibly had sex with her on the bed,’’ he said.
Supt Bempah said the house help reported her ordeal to a co-worker, who also gave the information out to the police.
The matter, he said, was subsequently reported to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), leading to Haddad’s arrest.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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