Fake doctor grabbed at Korle-Bu

An ex-convict who posed as a medical doctor and was attending to patients at the Amenti Ward, an annex of the Accident Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has been apprehended by the police.

William Marfo, 34, dressed in doctor’s apparel and with a pair of spectacles, was nabbed by a matron of the ward, Madam Janet Matilda Hinson, after he (Marfo) had refused to answer a series of questions posed to him about his identity.

He is now in the grips of the Korle-Bu police assisting in investigations.

Information received indicated that Madam Janet Matilda Hinson spotted the suspect moving about like a doctor attending to patients.

Madam Hinson, who had never seen him in the ward before as a practicing doctor, questioned him on where he was coming from.

Marfo initially pointed to another ward close to the accident ward as where he was stationed but the matron insisted that he take her to his desk or office, which he declined to do.

The suspect was said to have been found wanting and attempted to escape but the matron called for his arrest.

When the authorities were called in to further question Marfo about his identity, he told them that he was sent to transfer a patient from the 37 Military Hospital to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital but his doctor’s apparel with the inscription, ‘Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’ on it gave him away so the authorities suspected him to be an imposter and handed him over to the police.

Confirming the arrest to DAILY GUIDE, DSP Peter Yembillah, Korle-Bu District Police Commander, said Marfo was arrested around 2pm Monday by the authorities of the hospital and handed over to the police.

Upon interrogation, Marfo admitted that he was not a medical doctor but was just in the health facility to check if a patient needed blood so that he could assist.

The health authorities, before handing over the suspect to the police, said they had received several complaints and reports from patients who claimed some doctors had collected monies from them for medicine and other things.

William Marfo, who was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for defrauding some taxi drivers, is being prepared for court today.