The preacher accused of murdering his Arbroath-born wife in Ghana has been granted permission to return to Britain.
Eric Adusah has been charged with killing his wife Charmain at a hotel in Koforidua in March.
In the latest twist in his legal case, he told the magistrates court in Ghana’s capital, Accra, that he wanted to leave the country so he could bring his wife’s body back to Britain.
His application was refused by Worlanyo Kotoku on the basis that police were conducting further investigations into Charmain’s death.
However, he then appealed to the Human Rights Court in Accra, which granted the Global Light Revival Ministries pastor permission to travel abroad.
Charmain, 41, who was three months pregnant, was discovered at Mac Dic Royal Plaza Hotel on March 20 by hotel workers.
Mr Adusah, who represented himself in court, said he was being put under pressure by Charmain’s family to bring her body home and that he had not seen his wife’s remains since she died. He insisted he would return to Ghana for any court appearances.
Charmain’s parents said they have not heard any news of when their daughter’s body will be returned to Britain.
Her mother, Linda Speirs, said: “We are not being kept updated. It’s as if we’re not involved at all. It’s very frustrating and annoying.
“If he is the man of God that he says he is then he should release my daughter’s body back to Britain, without him having to come back as well, while he deals with his trial over there.”
Mr Adusah, 28, has been ordered to present himself to the Ghanaian authorities every three months. The prosecution has also been ordered by Mr Kotoku to speed up its investigation.
The full autopsy report into Charmain’s death is expected to be ready next week.
Mr Adusah’s lawyer previously claimed the post-mortem showed Charmain died from a heroin overdose.
Her family has strongly denied that Charmain would ever take drugs.
Police have told the court the couple checked into the hotel on March 16. Two days later Mr Adusah left the hotel, telling reception staff his wife did not want to be disturbed. When Charmain failed to check out on time on March 20, hotel workers entered her room using a spare key and found her body in the bath.
According to the police, the condition of the body indicated that she died two or three days earlier.