Twelve of the fourteen defendants on trial for Major Mahama’s murder have been found guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and aiding and abetting murder.
The 14 defendants on trial for charges of conspiracy to murder and aiding and abetting murder were found guilty or not by the jury in the case of Major Maxwell Mahama’s purported murder.
The prosecution and the accused have both made their cases in front of the judge and jury in this case, which has been ongoing since 2017.
To aid in the jury’s decision-making, Justice Mariama Owusu is summarizing the law regarding the charges and the evidence that was shown throughout the trial.
Patrick Anim Addo, the lawyer for the 13th and 14th accused, began his closing remarks to the jury on Thursday, January 25, 2024, and finished on Monday, January 29.
On May 29, 2017, while on duty, Major Mahama was lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region.
A later account stated that the military commander was thought to be a thief.
After the incident, more than fifty people were apprehended; fourteen of them were eventually assessed for potential prosecution.
They include Bernard Asamoah, also known as Daddy, Kofi Nyame, also known as Abortion, Akwasi Boah, Kwame Tuffour, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, and Bismarck Donkor. William Baah was the Assemblyman for Denkyira Obuasi at the time. John Bosie, Akwasi Baah, Charles Kwaning, Emmanuel Badu, Bismarck Abanga, and Kwadwo Anima are the remaining individuals.
The High Court orders the Major Mahama murder suspects to begin their defense.
In July 2022, the High Court rejected a motion from the attorneys representing the 14 defendants in the Major Mahama Murder trial to submit no case.
The 14 claimed that the prosecution had not presented a strong enough case against them, including William Baah, the assemblyman representing Denkyira Obuasi at the time.
Hence, the lawyers for them contended that since they were not connected to Major Mahama’s terrible death, they ought to be exonerated of the accusation.
Nonetheless, Justice Mariama Owusu, a Justice of the Supreme Court serving as an extra High Court judge, disagreed with their position.
Her Ladyship decided that the prosecution had provided enough evidence to support the defense of the counts of murder and willful injury to Major Maxwell Mahama.
