Popular Kumawood actor Lil Win has been granted bail of GH₵50,000 with 2 sureties by the Asokore Mampong district Court.
Lil Win was arrested on Monday, June 3, by the Manhyia Divisional police command following his involvement in an accident that tragically claimed the life of a 3-year-old child.
The fatal incident took place at Amakom in Kumasi on May 25, just hours before the premiere of his movie ‘A Country Called Ghana’ at the KNUST auditorium.
The actor was taken into custody immediately after being discharged from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on Monday morning. The three-year-old victim, Richard Nana Yaw Ampomah, passed away while receiving treatment at the hospital on Saturday, May 25, after the accident at Amakom in Kumasi.
Reports suggest that Nana Yaw was in the front passenger seat of his father’s vehicle when it collided with Lil Win’s branded Mercedes Benz. Witnesses claim the actor was driving at a high speed at the time of the crash.
Lil Win has been receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye hospital since the incident. His manager and personal guard are also hospitalized and receiving medical attention.
The young boy has since been laid to rest by his grieving family, while his father, Jacob Ampomah, who sustained a fractured leg injury, continues to undergo treatment at the hospital.
In response to allegations from the deceased’s family that he neglected the accident victims and proceeded with his movie premiere on the same day as the incident, Lil Win released a statement denying the claims. The actor explained that he was tending to other injured crew members and apologized for any insensitive comments made.
He also postponed his movie premiere in Sunyani to mourn with the bereaved family. He is set to reappear in court on June 27, 2024.
