Trader jailed for causing harm and harm

General News on Friday, April 19th, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-04-19

A shopkeeper who hit the head of a seamstress with a stick for dating her husband was sentenced to one month in prison by a court of first instance in Accra.

Salomey Dekpeh was found guilty of causing damage and unlawful damage at the end of the trial in a court presided over by Ms. Rita Abrokwah Doko.

Salomey will serve a one-month prison sentence, while she is sentenced to pay a fine of GH 720 cedis in default and one month of additional prison.

He also ordered the convicted person to pay compensation of 1,000 cdis to the complainant, Victoria Dosu.

Agnes Boafo, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), stated that the Applicant resided on the Accra City Council line.

DSP Boafo stated that Salomey resided in Amasaman and that the complainant had a boyfriend, Jerry Amponsah, with whom she had been out for two years. The prosecution stated that Salomey confronted the complainant, accusing her of going out with her husband and asking her to stay away from him. She said that during the month of February 2018, Salomey had taken the complainant's pans and plastic bowls into the boyfriend's room and had gone to her fixed place of residence and l & # 39; He had destroyed in his presence.

The Prosecution stated on 16 April last year, at around 7 pm, that the complainant had been ambushed by Salomey while traveling to a friend's house to try to attack him.

The Prosecutor testified that some people who witnessed the incident separated them and separated.

She added that later, Salomey went to the home of the complainant's friend and hit her on the forehead with a stick and was blocked.

She added that a report had been presented to the police and that a medical report form had been sent to the complainant so that he would consult a doctor.

The prosecution stated that Salomey was later arrested by the police and that she had acknowledged the offense committed during an investigation.