Swedru municipal guard and 3 others on video for assault refuse release on bail

The two guards from the Agona West Municipal Assembly (AWMA) and the other two people captured in video allegedly badaulted a 17-year-old teenager accused of stealing. The Swedru District Court, chaired by Mr. Isaac Apeatu, denied bail on Thursday..

the Defendants Peter Danso, Isaac Ntsiful, Sampson Aikins and Francis Yorke were charged with four counts of causing bodily harm, badault and acts of coercion. criminality.

They must reappear in court on April 24. 2019 for the case to continue.

They pleaded not guilty to all charges against them by the prosecution.

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Call for bail

Mr. Frederick Selby, the accused's attorney, asked to be released on bail, stating that the prosecution had completed the investigations.

He noted that the prosecution had been inconsistent with their statements and did not need more time to conduct further investigations, claiming that the defendants were unfairly treated and required to be released on bail.

The prosecution rejected counsel's advice and asked the court to deny the accused's provisional release on the basis of the evidence provided in support of the case and the interest of the accused to be removed. at the hearing.

Court

The court agreed with the prosecution's arguments and dismissed the defendants people bail on the grounds that it was not the right time to grant them on bail.

The entire court was filled with hundreds of people who were close relatives of the accused and the victim.

pursuit

Presenting the facts of the case, the prosecutor, inspector Chare N. Salia says the victim, Kwame Teboah is a senior porter and lives in Agona Nyakrom while the first accused, Francis Yorke, was a student and a mobile money merchant.

Sampson Aikins, the second defendant is a baker, while the third and fourth defendants, Peter Danso and Isaac Ntsiful, are the two wardens of the city badembly.

On March 21, 2019, the Francis Yorke alleged that his cell phone scratch card worth GH 95 had been stolen and he informed the Sampson Aikins.

Aikins suspected the victim, Kwame Teboah to be the one who stole it and went ahead to stop it.

He stated that Aikins had held the victim in the middle of slapping and took her to the esplanade of the GN Bank branch in Agona Swedru, where he had forced her to To kneel to be interviewed by Yorke and himself.

During the interrogation of the victim, Peter Danso and Isaac Ntsiful suddenly appeared from behind and Danso gave the victim a terrible kick on the right side of his cheek and Teboah fell to the ground.

He added that the incident had attracted the attention of a police officer stationed near the scene of the incident and had indicated that the victim was to be sent to the police station, but Ntsiful had informed the police officer that the victim was his biological brother and that she wished to help in settling the matter amicably.

He explained that the Aikins and Ntsiful continuously subjected the victim to severe beatings to allow him to tell the truth.

Subsequently, Danso and Ntsiful undressed the victim in search of the allegedly missing scratch card, but nothing was found on it.

He pointed out that the accused had then left the victim and that a good Samaritan had helped her to file a complaint at the police station.

Subsequently, a medical form was issued to the victim for medical attention.

"Three days after the incident, the victim began to experience severe pain and a loss of right ear, headache and vertigo following the third accused's terrible kick", he stressed.

After investigation, the accused were charged and brought to court.