JB Danquah was stabbed six times – court told
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The late Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu popularly known as JB, was killed through multiple stabbing, court told.

According to the pathologist, Dr Lawrence Edusei, the late MP was stabbed Six times by his killers.

The pathologist said this while being crossed examined by lawyer Yaw Dankwah, defence counsel for the first accused, Daniel Asiedu alas sexy Don-don at the court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Mardi today.

Mr Dankwah asked the pathologist that “you will agree with that these stabbed wounds were not inflicted on same part of the body” and the doctor responded yes.

He again asked him that “You also agree with me that to cause the injuries on the body as you have described will take some energy and force” and the witness responded in affirmative.

The doctor’s responses compelled the defence lawyer to suggest to him that it will take some struggle for anyone to inflict such wounds a body and the former answered yes.

Q. The body that was presented to you was the person approximately six feet tall and a well built person so to speak that is also true?

A. I did not measure the length of the body so you are assuming that the body was six feet tall. It is your assumption unless you have a fact to support it?

Q. Can you describe to the court what the body looks like when the body was brought to you?

A. The body was placed on a theatre table.

Q. What is the length of the theatre table?

A. I have never measured the length of the table.

Q. Are you telling the court that the length of the theatre table is not a fundamental basis to know as a Pathologist? 

A. In a well established institution these tables are clearly marked and you can easily determine the length of the table. I have not seen one in Ghana in all the hospitals I have been.

Q. Have you worked outside Ghana and have you conducted post mortem examination where there are theatre tables with measurements?

A. Yes

Q. Can you tell us…? 

A. I was trained in University of Innsbruck.

Q. Have you practiced outside Ghana where there are operating tables?

A. Practice outside no, I have not seen one.

Q. Since you don’t know the length of the body, can you show us the length of the operating table?

A. (Demonstrated the length to the court). It is about 8 feet. (The tape measure was produced by one of the jurors and officer of the court measured as shown by the Pathologist). 

Q. Where does the head start and where does the leg end?

A. The position of the body ended at where you stand and perform the examination. The head will be on my right side. 

Q. You cannot recollect your position during the post mortem even though the body was on your right hand?

A. Assuming this is the table (demonstrating). If I stand in the south head, I will be at north. If I stand at the north, the head of the body will be placed in the South.

Q. Can you explain in a layman’s language what you mean by “significant peripherals lymphapelopathy”

A. It is swelling called lymph

Q. How many people where in your team when you were examining the body?

A. I was the Pathologist, I had an Autopsy assistant as a clerk, a team from the CID Headquarters and I have listed them in my report. I was the only medical person in the team.

Q. How long did it take you put the report together? 

A. It depends on the nature and type of post mortem. On the overage it is between one to two hours.

Q. In this case, how long did it take you to put the report together?

A. Two hours.

Q. The date of the Autopsy report was February 6, 2018 after you have conducted the Autopsy and it doesn’t bring out the report you have read to us in the court room?

A. After the post mortem examination, I typed my own report on my Personal Computer. 

 In 2016 while I was at a conference in Germany, thieves broke into my house and packed everything. Because we do have the same information in the police hospital,  I accessed it in 2018.

Case adjourned to February 1, 2022 at 10am for continuation.