A 50-year-old pastor who burnt the feet of a two-year-old sick boy suffering from convulsion has been granted police enquiry bail by the Greater Accra Regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.
The pastor, Joseph Nii Quaye of the Wonderful Messiah Church of Resurrection at Shaibu in Accra, was arrested by the police after doctors detected that the boy had sustained serious injuries to the sole of his feet through the pastor�s alleged use of fire in a bid to heal the boy.
The pastor, according to a family source, lighted a fire to a rag and a mixture of herbs known as �Sasoo.� While the rag and the mixture burned, the pastor held the boy and suspended his feet over the fire, resulting in the burns.
The boy was sent to the pastor at about 12:30am of February 18 by his parents when he started to convulse. After two hours, the pastor reportedly handed over the boy to his parents who were waiting outside.
However, the boy was not fully revived and was rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was admitted. According to the source, the parents of the little boy did not realize their child�s feet was burnt until the following day during a routine check of the patient by doctors when they (doctors) noticed that the sole of the boy�s feet had blisters.
The parents were called for questioning during which it was realized that the boy was assaulted by the pastor.
The doctors subsequently liaised with DOVVSU, who arrested the pastor on February 22. The pastor was in police custody until Wednesday February 29 when he was granted bail.
Meanwhile, the boy, who is still receiving treatment at the hospital, has both feet bandaged.
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