A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has sentenced 33-year-old unemployed, Bright Kwame Amankwah to six years in prison with hard labour for stealing.
Amankwah admitted to stealing Sarah Fosuaa’s handbag, which contained several keys, an Apple iPhone 7 Plus, two Itel keypad phones, a Techno Spark 4 phone, GHS16,000.00 in cash, a watch, perfume, a brassier, and handkerchief.
Police Inspector Emmanuel Asare, the prosecutor told the Court presided by Mr Osei Kofi Amoako that the complainant, a mobile money vendor resided at ABB, a suburb in Dormaa-Ahenkro whilst the convict lived at AT, also an area in Dormaa-Ahenkro.
He said at about 8:30 PM on Thursday, May 04 this year, the complainant with her handbag hung on her shoulder in the company of her friend Rahael was going towards the Dormaa-Ahenkro town from church.
Police Inspector Asare said on reaching a section of the road the convict pulled off the complainant’s bag containing the item listed above from behind and bolted away.
Prosecutor said an alarm was raised and helpers appeared from nowhere to chase and apprehended him, but the convict sustained an injury on his head because he struggled with the chasers before they could arrest him, Police Inspector Asare added.
Police Inspector Asare said under the circumstance, a Good Samaritan called the Dormaa-Ahenkro Police Night Patrol Team who came to the scene to rescue the convict, rushed him to the hospital where he was treated and discharged to the Police.
Prosecutor said during the investigation convict admitted the offence, and was charged and brought before the Court.
