Josephine Panyin Mensah, the woman at the center of the alleged fake kidnapping and pregnancy case, has been granted bail by the Takoradi Habour Circuit Court A in the Western Region.
She was granted bail in the amount of GHS 50,000 with two sureties.
On Monday, she pleaded not guilty to the accusations of misleading a public official and publishing false news with the purpose to create fear and panic.
This is despite police allegations that she admitted to faking her abduction and pregnancy.
According to reports, the woman was taken to Takoradi Habour Circuit Court A by police about 6:00 a.m. on Monday and appeared calm.
For the last week, the controversial subject has dominated media discourse. Her reported disappearance became widely publicized approximately two weeks ago.
She was discovered in Axim, many miles distant from Takoradi, where she allegedly disappeared, mute, unkempt, and devoid of any signs of the alleged pregnancy.
Claims that she gave birth on the same day she was reportedly abducted, with the baby stolen by her alleged kidnappers, have been called into question, with the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, saying on Wednesday, September 22 that the pregnancy was a hoax.
In a later statement, the police administration verified the minister’s allegation.
According to the authorities, tests performed on her at a separate facility also proved that she was never pregnant.
A number of individuals have been questioned by police in connection with her case.
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