Lil Win Accused Of Exaggerating The Severity Of His Injuries During Court Appearance

Lil Win Accused Of Exaggerating The Severity Of His Injuries During Court Appearance

  • Actor Lil Win has been accused of exaggerating the severity of his injuries during his court appearance
  • The President of Accident Victim Support Ghana told YEN.com.gh that the actor was likely courting public sympathy
  • Lil Win has been charged with dangerous driving and negligently causing harm following a road crash

Kwadwo Nkansah, known as Lil Win, has been accused of exaggerating the severity of his injuries during his court appearance following the road crash he was involved in, which claimed the life of a three-year-old boy.

The President of Accident Victim Support Ghana, Rev Cyril Crabbe, told YEN.com.gh that the actor was probably courting public sympathy.

Lil Win Accused Of Feigning The Severity Of His Injuries
Lil Win made his first court appearance on Jun 3. Source: Lil Win
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Crabbe felt the scenario bordered on funny despite its gravity. He also felt it was indicative of the actor’s guilt.

Lil Win was in bandages, moving delicately after he was arrested despite looking fit and going to his movie premier in the immediate aftermath of the crash.

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“The truth of the matter is everyone would play the matter like this so they earn the sympathy of the judge.
“When you go into court, and you behave like this, it means you are not taking the matter so seriously,” Crabbe said.

What was Lil Win charged with?

Lil Win has been charged with dangerous driving and negligently causing harm following the crash and is facing up to seven years in prison.

Section 1 (c) of the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683), as amended by the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act 761), states:

“A person who drives a motor vehicle dangerously on a road commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction where death occurs to a person other than the driver to a term of imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years.”

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Under the Criminal Code of 1960 (Act 29) or the Criminal Procedure Code of 1960 (Act 30), where a prosecution is brought for a charge of domestic violence, either under negligent harm, a threat of harm or assault, are classified as misdemeanours and carry a sentence of not more than three years.

The charges were given at the Asokore Mampong District Court, which granted Lil Win GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties.

Lil Win was arrested by police shortly after being discharged from the hospital on Monday, June 3, 2024.

Lil Win postpones movie premiere to honour boy who died in a car crash

YEN.com.gh reported that the movie premiere of A Country Called Ghana in Sunyani, scheduled for Saturday, June 1, 2024, was postponed to honour the boy who died in the crash.

The statement got many people expressing their concerns about how Lil Win approached the situation about the loss of Nana Yaw; others, who were staunch supporters, threw their unwavering support behind him.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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