Judith Yaa Kumah, a budding young musician and a pregnant woman has dragged the Police Service, a Police officer of the Community 8 Police Station, Clement Suputor and the Attorney-General to the General Jurisdiction division of the High Court for malicious prosecution, tortious acts of assault and battery, breaches to the miranda rights of the Plaintiff, the chopping off of her right ear and the offer of weed to douse her excruciating pain from the said chopping off of her ear.

The chilling details of the chopping off of the right ear of Ms. Kumah and threats by the said police officer of the Community 8 Police Station, Mr. Clement Suputor to chop off the other ear of the Plaintiff-pregnant lady are contained in a writ filed on the 18th day of November, 2024 with suit number GJ/0184/2025.

Pictured: The remaining part of the ear of Ms. Kumah

Per the story of the Plaintiff as narrated on the face of the writ issued and filed in the registry of the High Court through the learned Andrew Khartey of Afrimore Advisors, the Plaintiff was falsely arrested without information of her offence when she sought to accompany her friend to the Tema Community 1 Police Station when her friend was arrested.

Per the Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff was held in a police cell different from that which held her friend. The writ narrates the torture faced by the Plaintiff as per paragraphs 12 - 20, which torture and detention by the police finally ended in the discharge of the Plaintiff owing to "...prosecution's failure to file witness statements, and to disclose all documents and evidence they intended to rely on, obviously because, there existed no such evidence.". The Plaintiff,Judith Kumah in her narration says that;

"12. The Plaintiff says also that in the course of the aforementioned interrogation, the 2nd Defendant in a show of what may possibly have been under the influence of whatever substance, or mere bravado, and against all sound principles of modern policing, barbarically chopped off a part of the right ear of the Plaintiff with a metal device, and without any provocation.

13. The Plaintiff further says that during this process, there was a female police officer, who apparently acted as an independent witness, and indeed witnessed the horror movie the 2nd Defendant was producing and playing the lead role in.

14. The Plaintiff asseverates that as if the gushing of blood from her ear meant nothing at all, the 2nd Defendant obviously unfazed by the implications, did not immediately rush the Plaintiff to the hospital, but rather grudgingly escorted to seek medical attention after he was prompted by another senior police officer at the police station.

15. The Plaintiff shall contend that the acts of the 1st Defendant in chopping off the ear of the Plaintiff, is not only a criminal offence, but also is tortious, specifically assault and battery.

16. The Plaintiff also asseverates that at all material times after the barbaric act, no attempt was made by the 2nd Defendant to preserve the chopped-off part, but rather, the 2nd Defendant offered "weed" to the Plaintiff to soothe her pain, which offer the Plaintiff rejected.

17. The Plaintiff states that notwithstanding the obvious gravity of the injury to her ear, the 2nd Defendant nonchalantly took her to Community 2 Police Clinic, for medical attention, a facility which is obviously not equipped to attend to such emergencies.

18. The Plaintiff states also that unfortunately, it was not possible to stitch up the ear, even though the 2nd Defendant carried along the chopped-off bit. To date, the Plaintiff does not know what has become of the piece of her ear which was in the 2nd Defendant's possession.

19. The Plaintiff further states that at the aforementioned Police Clinic, it was established through a test, that she was pregnant.

20. The Plaintiff avers that against all tenets of proper human behaviour, the 2nd Defendant took the Plaintiff back to the police station, and continued with the torture of an interrogation."

The Plaintiff, Judith Kumah as per the writ which can be read below claims jointly and severally against the Police Service, the alleged perpetrator of the alleged harm to her ear and the Office of the Attorney-General and Justice Ministry as follows;

"a. A declaration that the arrest of the Plaintiff by the 1st and 2nd Defendants without informing the Plaintiff of the reason for the arrest is a breach of her fundamental human rights;

b. A declaration that the arrest of the Plaintiff by the 1st and 2nd Defendants without any basis is a false arrest, and consequently a tort against her person;

c. A declaration that the physical injury caused to the ear of the Plaintiff and the forced extraction of a confession statement by the 1st and 2nd Defendants during interrogation, breaches the Plaintiff's fundamental human rights including her rights to a fair trial, dignity, right to be free from inhumane treatment, and the right to be free from torture;

d. A declaration that the chopping off of the ear of the Plaintiff by the 1st Defendant during interrogation amounts to the torts of assault and battery;

e. A declaration that the 1st Defendant is vicariously liable for the torts of assault and battery perpetuated by the 2nd Defendant on the Plaintiff;

f. A declaration that the hesitant and late release of the medical records of the Plaintiff by the 1st and 2nd Defendants breaches the right of the Plaintiff to her medical records and her right to health;

g. A declaration that the baseless, frivolous, and clandestinely- orchestrated prosecution of the Plaintiff by the 1st Defendant amounts to malicious prosecution;

h. A declaration that the 1st Defendant was negligent in the discharge of its duties towards the Plaintiff;

i. An order for general damages of Six Million Ghana Cedis (GHS6,000,000.00) for the various human rights infringements occasioned the Plaintiff by the 1st and 2nd Defendants;

j. An order for general damages of Three Million Ghana Cedis (GHS3,000,000.00) for the false arrest, assault and battery of the Plaintiff;

k. An order for general damages of Three Million Ghana Cedis (GHS3,000,000.00) for the negligence of the 1st Defendant;

l. An order for exemplary and punitive damages of Three Million Ghana Cedis (GHS3,000,000.00) for the various breaches of the Plaintiffs fundamental human rights, as well as tortious acts against the Plaintiff;

m. An order that the Defendants pay for all expenses to be incurred in the reconstruction of the ear of the Plaintiff, as well as for resolving the hearing impairment suffered by the Plaintiff;

n. Costs including legal fees; and

o. Any other order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit."

The writ may be read in full below:

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