The family of a three-year-old boy who died in a car accident involving popular Ghanaian actor and musician Lil Win have said they are “determined to seek justice”.
The child died after the crash on May 25 in a hospital in the city of Kumasi, local media report.
Lil Win, real name Kwadwo Nkansah, was also taken to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and arrested on Monday after being discharged.
In a statement before his arrest, the actor’s production company called the crash a “tragic accident.”
Lil Win was charged at the Asokore Mampong District Court in Kumasi on Monday with dangerous driving and causing damage by negligence.
He was not asked to enter a plea and was granted bail of 50,000 Ghanaian cedis (£2,630; £3,355). The court postponed the case until June 27.
Afterwards, two relatives of three-year-old boy Nana Yaw told local radio station Angel FM that they expected the police to investigate the case thoroughly.
One of the men said: “We are determined to seek justice for our child.”
The family members accused Lil Win of not contacting the family after the crash until he heard that a young child had died. The actor has not responded to the accusation.
The boy’s father, Jacob Kofi Amponsah, remains in hospital.
The premiere of Lil Win’s new movie, A Country Called Ghana, was canceled due to the clash.
It was supposed to take place on Saturday, June 1 in Sunyani, a town about 123 km away from Kumasi, but Lil Win’s production company Wezzy Empire canceled it.
“This difficult decision was made with respect for the memory of the three-year-old boy, Nana Yaw, who sadly lost his life last Saturday in a tragic accident involving our Chief Executive Officer, Kwadko Nkansah ‘Lil Win’. mourn their loss,” read a statement posted to Lil Win’s social media accounts last Thursday.
“The CEO extends his sincere condolences to the bereaved family and wishes a speedy recovery to the father, Mr. Jacob Kofi Amponsah.”
Additional reporting by Thomas Naadi, BBC News, Accra
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