The Sekondi District Court ‘B’ presided over by Her Worship Rosemary Hayford has requested the presence of Dr Isaac Erskine at the court on May 16, 2022.
Dr Isaac Erskine, a pathologist at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital performed an autopsy on the body of the deceased Joseph Entise, a taxi driver at Fijai Taxi Station is expected to appear before the court on the scheduled date.
The court demanded Dr Ersine present the autopsy report during its last meeting to the court registry.
Even though the reports have been presented, Her Worship RoseMary Hayford finds it prudent for the pathologist to present himself to the court as well and to explain in detail the autopsy reports.
The case has been adjourned to May 16, 2022.
Lawyer for the family, Ebo Donkor said, the reports have been studied by him and the family but need explanations in a layman’s language.
Background To Story
Joseph Entise was arrested on the eve of Christmas Day for knocking down a Police Officer. He was taken to the Sekondi Police Station and was later found dead whilst in custody.
The sad event was announced to the family on the grounds that their relative took his life.
His body was then deposited at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital where a coroner ordered an autopsy on the body to know the cause of his death.
On January 10, 2022, Dr Erskine performed the autopsy but informed the family that Joseph did not die by suicide as revealed by the Police.
