The bereaved mother of Major Maxwell Mahama has been captured in court, shedding incontrollable tears as the law takes its course following the lynching of her son at New Obuasi, Central Region, in 2017.She was in court today for the summing up the case in which William Baah, the Assembly member of Denkyira Obuasi, and 13 others have been accused of murdering her son seven years ago.

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The aggrieved mother could not be consoled by relatives present when the court had taken a 30-minute break. It has been over six years of her son's unfortunate passing.In court on Thursday, January 25, 2024, Patrick Anim Addo, counsel for the 13th and 14th accused, began his final address to the jury. The conclusion of his address was scheduled for Monday, January 29.

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When the proceedings resumed on Monday, Justice Mariama Owusu, a Supreme Court Justice serving with additional responsibilities as a High Court judge, instructed that Counsel concludes his final address within the first hour. Subsequently, the court will summarize the entire trial for the jury to retire and return their verdict on the same day.

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Out of the 14 individuals facing trial, three of them—Kofi Nyame (3rd Accused), Bismark Abanga (13th Accused), and Kwadwo Anima (14th Accused)—have chosen to waive their rights not to mount a defense.On June 5, 2023, the lawyers representing the 13th and 14th Accused, led by Lawyer Patrick Anim Addo, waived their clients' rights to give evidence, indicating that they had no further evidence to present, and subsequently closed their case.

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The accused individuals include William Baah (Assembly member of Denkyira-Obuasi), Bernard Asamoah (alias Daddy), Kofi Nyame (also known as Abortion), Charles Kwaning (a.k.a Akwasi Boah), Kwame Tuffour, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, Bismarck Donkor, John Bosie, Akwasi Asante, Charles Kwaning, Emmanuel Badu, Bismarck Abanga, and Kwadwo Anima.

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While William Baah, the Assemblyman, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of abetment, the remaining 13 individuals have also denied charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder. All of them are currently in lawful custody.The trial involves 14 individuals at the Accra High Court accused of the killing of Major Mahama, an officer of the 5th Infantry Battalion, at Burma Camp.

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Major Mahama was lynched by some residents in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region on May 29, 2017, after being mistaken for an armed robber, despite his pleas that he was an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces.

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