Charmain Speirs was 40 years old when she met prophet Eric Adusah.
- +The prophet and the mysterious death of Charmain Speirs
For several years Charmain had been part of one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world, Pentecostalism.
For several years Charmain had been part of one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world, Pentecostalism.
Through her faith, she appeared to discover the happiness she'd been struggling to find but there was still something missing.
"She'd just had enough of normal men," her friend Anne-Marie says.
"She wanted that man of God. She wanted what was promised for her.
"Then she said: 'I've met someone, a famous preacher'."
Her new love interest was the head pastor of Global Light Revival Church.
Originally from Ghana, Adusah appeared regularly on Christian television channels.
He wasn't just a pastor. In his church he was called a prophet, and was believed to receive and share divine revelation directly from God.
Charmain met the prophet in spring 2014 and after a whirlwind romance they married in September that year.
Six months later Charmain was dead. Her body found in a bathtub in a hotel in Ghana.
Adusah was arrested on suspicion of murder but was later released due to lack of evidence.
He has denied any involvement in Charmain's death.
More than a decade on, a BBC Disclosure investigation has uncovered significant omissions from his account of what happened at the hotel where Charmain died.
The documentary series – Charmain and the Prophet – also hears from Adusah's former partners who claim he is a danger to women.
Charmain grew up in Arbroath, a small fishing town on Scotland's east coast, in the 1970s and 80s.
Her mum Linda was a cleaner and her dad Peter was a plumber.
Friends describe her as a "social butterfly" who people gravitated towards.
At 19 she moved to Glasgow where she had numerous jobs in shops, restaurants and bars.
Her friend Linsey tells the documentary that Charmain had several relationships, some volatile, and she briefly ended up in a women's refuge.
Back home, her family also faced tough times.
She lost one brother in a car crash, then her youngest brother became addicted to heroin.
About the age of 30, Charmain moved to Swansea to start a new life and to study photojournalism.
A few years later, in 2007, she had a baby boy who she named Isaac.
As a single mum, Charmain struggled with post-natal depression - that's when she found religion.
She joined the newly-established Liberty Church and became an enthusiastic member.
Adusah was mainly based in London, preaching as head pastor of another Pentecostal church.
They met through a Christian dating site and within weeks, an engagement was announced.
Charmain's mum Linda Speirs was stunned when her daughter contacted her to say she was getting married - because she hadn't even told her she had a boyfriend.
Friends told the BBC that, as the relationship progressed, they went from seeing her daily to barely at all.
About six months after first meeting, Charmain was married and had become the wife of a prophet, referred to as the first lady by members of the church.
Bridesmaid Mehrunissa Thomas says: "She had gone from just being a normal person and suddenly she was this celebrity."
Charmain appeared to embrace the role.
But her friend Anne-Marie says that when she visited, she got a different picture of Charmain's married life.
Anne-Marie told the programme: "She said basically: 'He doesn't show me any love. There's no love, there's no passion' was her words."
Charmain, now pregnant with Adusah's baby, travelled back to Arbroath to spend some time with her mum.
It was the first time Linda had seen her since the wedding.
She confided in her mother that their marriage was on the rocks and she was planning to move home.
But then she got on the bus to London before flying out to Ghana. Her mum would never see her again.
Police records state that Adusah was the last known person to see Charmain alive.
In police statements, seen by the BBC, he described going out for lunch with Charmain before visiting the pool with her.
He said they then returned to their hotel room for the evening and had "a nice time together".
Adusah said he left the hotel after midnight to travel to Accra for a 6am meeting before a scheduled flight back to the UK.
He claimed Charmain wanted to stay longer in Ghana.
A witness who was working at the hotel that night says the Prophet's account leaves out a crucial detail.
Edward - not his real name - says that late at night two tall men arrived with Adusah and went with him to room 112 where Charmain was staying.
He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.
Edward says he and his colleagues were suspicious about why the men were going to the room but he didn't dare question them.
According to Edward, the men stayed for up to an hour and afterwards they helped Adusah load bags into his car.
About 1am, Adusah left the hotel, telling staff not to disturb his wife.
Edward says the last time he saw Charmain alive was about five hours before Adusah and the men left.
Adusah never mentioned these visitors to Ghanaian detectives.
Police documents confirm witnesses reported the presence of three men.
Two men of these men were later traced and confirmed they were there that night and knew Adusah through his ministry.
They each claim to have been in the room praying.
One of these men said Charmain was "vibrant and all kicking, moving up and down" when they were in the room.
Another man only confirmed Charmain was present.
A third man seems to have never been tracked down and interviewed by investigators in Ghana.
BBC Disclosure asked retired Scottish Detective Superintendent Allan Jones to review the Ghanaian police files.
He describes Adusah's omission as highly suspicious.
"You have the hotel attendant [Edward] speaking at various times with various people going in and out," the detective says.
"And for him [Adusah] not to mention that once is very strange.
"If you've got that many people coming to that room potentially even as defence witnesses, you should be mentioning them."
Adusah told police he left his wife in the middle of the night to meet a reverend in Ghana's capital Accra at 6am.
The BBC tracked down this reverend. He did not corroborate Adusah's story.
There is no evidence the Ghanaian investigators ever tested Adusah's alibi - the whole reason for his middle-of-the night departure.
"In a modern police investigation in the UK, everybody that is mentioned through the course of a statement is traced," says former Dept Supt Jones.
"The person that he says he's going to meet at 6am is an important person to see, to verify whether or not this meeting is true.
"And if that's not happened, that's a poor reflection on the investigators of the time."
The BBC approached the Ghana Police Service for comment. They did not respond to our questions.
