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The families of the late NPP Upper East regional chairman Adams Mahama and his suspected murderer Gregory Afoko clashed in court this morning ahead of a ruling on application for bail. The two families had the standoff during a bail application hearing of the suspect Tuesday morning. A daughter of the suspect, reports indicates collapsed in the violent exchanges.

It took the intervention of security officials and other staff of the judicial service to calm tempers between the two families. Meanwhile, the Human Rights court hearing the matter has denied bail to the accused.

The court presided over by Justice Ken Okaibi in a ruling said it is in the interest of the general public that the suspect is kept behind bars until the final determination of the matter. Gregory Afoko is standing trial for the acid attack that led to the death of Adams Mahama in May this year.