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The district court of Swedru dismissed the case of badault of a 17-year-old boy by two municipal guards at the Municipal Assembly of Agona West to an appropriate dispute resolution (ADR) .
The two municipal guards along with two others were captured on a video that allegedly badaulted the 17-year-old boy, who they accused of stealing.
The referral of the case to ADR followed an appeal by counsel for the accused, Frederick Selby, that since the beginning of the trial relatives of the accused have turned to the victim and supported him financially. .
He noted that the defendants were committed to taking care of the victim's medical expenses in order to settle the case in an amicable way. ADR).
The court agreed with his counsel, granted the defendants provisional release, and returned the case to ADR.
However, the court warned that if, on May 8, 2019, the parties had not been able to reach a consensus for the settlement of the case, the case would be brought back to court so that the trial would proceed. continue.
The defendants, Peter Danso, Isaac Ntsiful, Sampson Aikins and Francis Yorke, were released on bail Wednesday at the sum of 10,000 ¢, with three bonds each.
Before being released on bail by the court chaired by Mr. Isaac Apeatu, the prosecution chaired by Inspector Chare N. Salia objected to the bail application. presented by the council.
The case was postponed to May 8, 2019 for the hearing to continue.
facts
According to the facts, the victim, Kwame Teboah, is a senior porter and lives in Agona Nyakrom, while the first defendant, Francis Yorke, was a student and a mobile money trader. 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, Francis Yorke alleged that his cell phone scratch card worth GH GH95.00 had been stolen and he informed Sampson Aikins. Aikins suspected the victim, Kwame Teboah of being the one who had stolen and went ahead to stop him.
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.
While the victim was being interrogated, Peter Danso and Isaac Ntsiful suddenly appeared from behind and Peter 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 and had indicated that the victim was to be sent to the police station, but Ntsiful had informed the police officer of the incident. police officer that the victim was his biological brother and that she wanted to help. the friendly settlement of the matter.
He explained that Aikins and Ntsiful continually subjected the victim to severe beatings to allow him to tell the truth.
Subsequently, defendants Danso and Ntsiful undressed the victim in search of the alleged missing credit 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.
-Graphic.com
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