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The Enchi Regional Justice of the Peace’s Court docket fined Abraham William, an unemployed man often known as Abdou Hakim, 6,000 francs for stealing 20,000 francs belonging to a dealer.
William was convicted on his personal responsible plea. If he fails to pay the positive, he faces 24 months in jail.
Along with the positive, the court docket ordered William to pay compensation of GH¢15,000 to the complainant, Genevieve Gyan.
Inspector Stephen Ofei Asante, prosecuting, instructed the court docket that the complainant was a dealer primarily based in Asankurangwa and was acquainted with the convict who lived in the identical space.
In accordance with him, at round 9:30 a.m. on Could 4, 2026, William went to the truck cease in Asankuranwa Takoradi, the place the plaintiff ran a beverage store, and requested to be employed as a laborer.
In accordance with prosecutors, the complainant agreed and instructed them to rearrange the merchandise inside the shop. Inspector Ofei Asante mentioned when William left the store at round 1pm, the complainant later realized that 20,000 francs in money, which he had stored along with his every day gross sales, had been stolen.
In accordance with prosecutors, the complainant turned suspicious of William and through the search obtained info that he was at a location the place marijuana was allegedly being offered.
She mentioned she went to the scene the place William was discovered and with the assistance of bystanders, he was arrested and handed over to the Asanklangwa police. Inspector Ofei Asante added that after Mr William was re-arrested and cautioned, he admitted to the crime and handed over GH¢13,200 in his possession to the police.
