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The Family and Juvenile Court in Accra has fined Bishop Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha Amoako, GH₵12,000 for their failure to properly supervise their 16-year-old son, who was responsible for the fatal East Legon accident.
In addition to the fine, the court ordered the parents to sign an undertaking to ensure their son receives proper upbringing. Bishop Amoako was also instructed to pay over GH₵8,000 to cover damages to property, including a light pole belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which was destroyed in the crash.
This ruling follows the sentencing of their son, who initially pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including manslaughter, negligent driving, and driving without a license. He later changed his plea to guilty, and presiding Judge Bernice Mensimah Ackon sentenced him to six months at the Senior Correctional Centre, the maximum penalty under the Juvenile Justice Act 2003 (Act 653).
As part of his sentence, the juvenile is prohibited from driving until he reaches the legal age of 18 and is required to report weekly to probation officers.
The prosecution, led by Assistant State Attorney Ebenezer Yaw Acquah, revealed that despite their son lacking a valid driver’s license, the Amoakos had allowed him to drive their vehicles. On October 12, 2024, during his birthday celebration, the boy took the keys to his mother’s Jaguar F-Pace Sport from their personal assistant, Linda Bonsu Bempah. He then drove recklessly with a friend in a convoy of three SUVs through East Legon.
At the Dzane-Ashie Road, the boy lost control of the vehicle and collided with an Acura at a T-junction on Mensah Wood Avenue. The crash caused both vehicles to catch fire, tragically killing two 12-year-old girls in the Acura. The driver and a toddler were rescued by bystanders.
