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General News on Friday, June 7, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-06-07
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On Thursday, a 28-year-old laborer was sentenced to 20 years in prison for hard labor.
Seth Botchway initially denied the offense, but later pleaded guilty to stealing the complainant twice.
Prosecuting the case, police inspector Samuel Ahiabor told the court chaired by Ms. Ruby Naa Aryeetey that the complainant, a retired educator, resided at Airport West, Dzorwulu, Accra.
He explained that Botchway, a former home helper of the complainant, is a construction worker who lived in Adabraka, also a suburb of Accra.
Inspector Ahiabor stated that on April 20, 2018, the convict, armed with a knife, went to the complainant's premises, where he forced her to write a check. of GH 2,500.00, which the complainant's son then cashed and which the complainant gave to the complainant. accused.
The prosecution stated that the convicted person also stole his cell phone from the complainant and that she was gone.
He stated that on May 27, 2018, around 11 pm, Botchway wore a mask and armed with a knife, went to the complainant's residence, held her hostage and ordered her to give her 10,000 GH or rape her or kill her.
The prosecution stated that the convict forced the complainant to undress, filmed her and ordered her to sign a check for 2,000.00 GH which he had withdrawn from the plaintiff.
Inspector Ahiabor stated that Botchway had forcibly removed GH? 138.00 from the complainant's bag and had also seized her Samsung cellphone, but this time luck escaped her when the complainant's son became aware of it and called the police, who reacted quickly while driving to arrest her .
He added that the police had recovered the applicant's knife and two mobile phones, as well as the GH? 138.00.
He added that the Botchway Techno phone he was running on was also picked up by the police.
The prosecution said that Botchway was subsequently charged and that, after thorough investigations, he had been brought to court.
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