A 58-year-old businessman, Seth Welbeck, is expected to appear before the Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, February 6, 2026, after allegedly pulling a pistol on a police investigator who was escorting him to the police station following a court hearing.
An eyewitness, Court Warrant Officer (CWO) Chief Inspector Margaret Nando, told The Chronicle that the incident occurred after Welbeck had been granted bail by the Accra Circuit Court, differently constituted, in a case involving the alleged forgery of a judicial or official document.
According to C/I Nando, Detective Chief Inspector Prince Okoh was leading Welbeck from the courtroom to the police station when the accused requested permission to pick up some items from his car, explaining that he needed to leave the car key behind for his sister to collect later.
She said that as they descended the one-storey building that formerly housed the Accra Fast Track Court and approached the vehicle, Welbeck suddenly opened the car door and pulled out a pistol, which was fully loaded, pointing it at the investigator.
The witness added that D/C/I Okoh managed to kick the firearm out of Welbeck’s hand, and with the assistance of herself and a bystander, Michael Obeng, they overpowered and arrested him.
Sources told The Chronicle that Welbeck is likely to face an additional charge of threat of death if the matter is called today.
Forgery Case
In the substantive case before the court, Welbeck is accused of forging a judicial document to lay claim to a property located at No. 34 Liberty Avenue, Okaishie, belonging to the Bruce Vanderpuye family.
Welbeck has been charged with Forgery of Judicial or Official Document, contrary to Section 188 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The prosecution alleges that on or before 2020, at North Ford Avenue in Accra, Welbeck forged a Deed of Conveyance bearing Registry No. 888/1966: AC 2114/66, purportedly executed on January 2, 1961, between Wilhemina Albertina Bruce-Vanderpuye and others, and Raphael Afriyie Welbeck, his grandmother.
According to the prosecutor Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, the complainant, Henry Sylvanus Hulton-Mills, a Ghanaian consultant resident in Vienna, Austria, and a member of the Bruce Vanderpuye family, is the lawful owner of the disputed property through inheritance from his great-grandfather and grandparents, Jacob Silvanus Bruce-Vanderpuye and Wilhemina Albertina Bruce-Vanderpuye.
The family owns several stores on the land, most of which are leased to Indian nationals operating as T-Chandirams Ltd.
The prosecution states that Welbeck used the forged deed to fraudulently obtain a Land Title Certificate in his name and subsequently sued T-Chandirams Ltd at the High Court, seeking their eviction.
The alleged forgery was uncovered during Case Management Conference proceedings, prompting a complaint to the police.
Investigations, including forensic examination and confirmation from the Lands Commission, established that the deed was forged. Welbeck was arrested and granted police enquiry bail but allegedly jumped bail.
He was later served with an Accused Person’s Summons after investigations were completed.
Bail Conditions
The trial court, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, granted Welbeck bail in the sum of GH¢200,000, with two sureties, both to be justified with landed property.
The court further ordered that the title deeds to the disputed property be registered in the names of the sureties.
The case has been adjourned to March 3, 2026, for Case Management Conference (CMC).
For more news, join The Chronicle Newspaper channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBSs55E50UqNPvSOm2z
The post Businessman to Face Fresh Charges After Allegedly Pulling Gun on Police Investigator appeared first on The Ghanaian Chronicle.
Read Full Story
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS