An Accra Circuit Court has instructed the police to determine the gender of Christabel Suphiar Sarkodie Tuffour, an accused fraudster, to decide whether she should be placed in a male or female cell. Tuffour, a radiologist, is facing five counts of defrauding 15 individuals by false pretenses, collecting €42,889, £8,500, $5,000, and GH¢230,000 while falsely promising visas to Germany and Canada.
Prosecutors revealed that Tuffour and her accomplice, Ebenezer, used deceptive tactics, including fake marriage claims, to scam victims desperate to travel abroad. The accused refused to cooperate with a police inspection to confirm her gender, creating confusion during court proceedings, where she was initially addressed as male.
Tuffour claimed she handed the money to Ebenezer, who denied receiving it. The court has directed the police to resolve the gender uncertainty as part of ongoing investigations.
