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In her first appearance in court on Monday, September 27, 2021, Josephine told the court that she is not guilty despite claims by the police that she confessed to faking the kidnapping and the pregnancy.
She was arraigned before a Takoradi Harbour Circuit Court A in the Western Region. In a report filed by Citinews, the woman appeared calm when she was brought in to the court at 6:00 am to stand trial.
She is reportedly facing two charges of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.
According to a similar report filed by 3news, she has been granted a bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties.
This is a developing story, more to follow soon…
Earlier on, the acting Director-General of Public Affairs at the Ghana Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori, said the Takoradi woman, Josephine Panyin Mensah will be prosecuted for faking pregnancy and kidnapping.
According to ACP Ofori, action may be taken against her because she wasted the resources of the police by creating a fake story and sending the police on a fruitless assignment.
In a Citnews report, he said looking at the development closely, there is a greater possibility that she might appear before the court to face the law.
He explained that the police deployed 40-member search team and even provided police security, only for everything to be false.
ACP Ofori said a Police criminal phycologist and the head of the police Counselling Department were brought in from Accra to Takoradi to assess her and offer assistance.
He added that if all that is quantified, it is a big investment, but the police will continue to offer good support to our people and offer assistance.
Still on the matter, earlier on GhArticles.com reported that the suspect at the centre of what many have described as a wild goose chase in Takoradi is scheduled to be arraigned this morning.
Josephine Panyin Mensah, 29, is expected to appear before the Takoradi Circuit Court as investigations intensify into the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy and which the Police say was faked.
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