Charmain and the Ghanaian prophet

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A BBC Disclosure investigation has uncovered significant questions about what happened at the hotel where Charmain Spiers died. In 2015, Charmain's body was discovered in a hotel room, and her death was determined as “heroin poisoning”. Her husband and self-proclaimed prophet, Eric Adusah was seen at the hotel on the night of her death, and a test of her hair showed no long-term heroin use. The BBC Disclosure team has been to Ghana to hear from witnesses about what happened in the days leading up to and the night of her death. 
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Presenter : Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Bella Twine, Chiamaka Dike, and Blessing Aderogba
Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Editor: Maryam Abdalla
14 Apr 11AM English United Kingdom News

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