Court denies access to child

A 32-year-old woman, Ms Sylvia Serwaa Okyere, has been denied access to her two and a half-year-old son following her violent behaviour in court.

The mother abandoned the child when he was barely four months old in search of greener pastures in the United States of America.

Upon her return, Ms Okyere is said to have demanded access to her son who was living with the father, Sampson Acquah but her request was denied.

Court action

After several failed attempts to forcibly have access to the child, Ms Okyere filed a case at the Family and Juvenile Court in Accra against her husband for the custody of the son.

Contrary to Ms Okyere’s expectation, the presiding judge, Mrs Victoria Ghansah, in her ruling, granted custody of the child to the father, Mr Acquah. 

The judge, however, ruled that she should have access to the child anytime she was in town.

Immediately after the judgement, Ms Okyere in open court, verbally attacked Mr Acq