A footballer stabs a seamstress in the chest

Crime & Punishment of Saturday, April 6th, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-04-06

Even though he probably thought he had been released after stabbing the bad of his victim, a so-called footballer from the Ashongman Estate Estate, in the suburbs of Accra, was arrested again as a result of his arrest. a directive issued by a court of first instance in Accra.

According to the Prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, 23-year-old Kwabena Akiti, was released last year, the case having been quashed by the court for reasons that the plaintiff did not agree. had not been willing to continue the case.

However, in March of this year, the plaintiff, he said, expressed his interest in the case by informing of the decision of the court chaired by Mr. Aboagye Tandoh to re-arrest Akiti.

Akiti pled guilty to the charge of causing an illegal robbery and robbery because he would not only have fired a cutlbad to inflict a deep cut in the victim's right bad, but also damaged his wrist and he had stolen a cell phone estimated to GH. 1,000 ¢ and 550 GH ¢.

He has been placed in pretrial detention and must reappear on 1 April 2019.

pursuit

Inspector Ahiabor told the court that the complainant, a human resources person, was a biological sister of the victim, who was also a seamstress.

He added that the complainant and the victim, including the accused, were all residents of the Ashongman Estate Estate in Accra.

He stated that on July 31, 2017 around 9 pm, the victim was shut down from work and stood in front of her door while she was looking for her key in her bag when Akiti told her approached and asked for her handbag.

The prosecution said that the victim, who was already frightened, had handed over her handbag but Akiti was not satisfied and came forward to pull out a cutlbad and inflicted a deep cut in her right bad.

Inspector Ahiabor said that Akiti had still cut off the victim's wrist. She screamed loudly to attract neighbors to the scene.

Akiti was therefore hot chased but he managed to escape. However, a complaint was lodged at the police station, which led to his arrest.
The prosecution stated that the victim was still at the military hospital 37 to respond to treatment.