Josephine Panyin Mensah, the woman who faked pregnancy and kindapping in Takoradi in the Western Region has been granted GHC 50,000 bail by a Circuit Court.
The married woman was granted bail after he was arraigned before the court after she allegedly confessed to faking pregnancy and kidnapping to the Police.
Josephine was reportedly kidnapped in the oil city when she was more than nine months pregnant.
Police in the Western Region responded to a distress call when it was reported that Josephine, supposedly pregnant at the time, had gone missing after an early morning walk on September 16.
This sent the town into a frenzy, igniting sentiments about her possible whereabouts and safety.
Following her reappearance in Axim on September 21, police investigations pointed to an allegedly deliberate orchestration of the whole incident.
Upon further interrogations and medical examination at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, which returned negative, the victim admitted to the crime.
