article_snippet.sent: The case of a British woman allegedly murdered by his sister pastor husband in Ghana took an astonishing twist last week when a court was told that a British woman allegedly murdered by her pastor husband in Ghana died of a heroin overdose.
article_snippet.sent: Local news reports said an autopsy showed the mother of one died of a heroin overdose.
article_snippet.sent: pastor husband Eric Isaiah Adusah defence lawyer Mr Adomako Acheampong has claimed in court that 41-year-old Ms Speirs was a habitual heroin user – and that Mr Adusah's defence lawyer Mr Adomako Acheampong whole family were addicted to the drug.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Speirs's brother Paul added: 'The defence lawyer seems to be suggesting a British woman allegedly murdered by her pastor husband in Ghana had been a heroin addict for years but that's absolute rubbish.'
article_snippet.sent: The gardener, 30, admitted that The defence lawyer had battled heroin addiction – but said he had battled heroin addiction – had been Ms Speirs who ensured The defence lawyer sought help at a Christian-run rehabilitation centre near Glasgow.
article_snippet.sent: The defence lawyer insisted The defence lawyer had now been drug-free for ten years.
highlights_snippet.sent: The pastor's defence lawyer claimed Charmain Speirs was a habitual heroin user .
  