Man accused of defiling stepdaughter, claims
impotent
Court sentences complainant, frees accused
Sekondi
(Westen Region) 03 August 2000
A
Sekondi Circuit Tribunal has added two more years to the four year-term beign
served Kelly Ehwie, 41, for escaping from custody. He pleaded guilty.
Police
Inspector John Akowuah, told the Tribunal chaired by Mr. Frederick
Miezah-Anyimiah that on July 3 this year, the accused and other prisoners were
allowed to move about within the prison camp.
Ehwie
took advantage of the gesture and escaped through the bush to Takoradi and
continued to his hometown, Half Assini where he went into hiding from where he
was arrested.
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Goaso
(Brong Ahafo) 03 August 2000
A
42-year-old driver has been arraigned before the Goaso Community Tribunal for
possessing a quantity of fake currency notes. Yaw Appiah, who pleaded not
guilty, was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on Monday.
Police
Inspector Emmanuel Amponsah, told the tribunal presided over by Mr. Williewise
Kyeremeh that on May 11, this year, Appiah visited his mother at Mim where paid
for drinks he bought at a bar with 2,000 cedi notes.
The
barkeeper, who suspected the notes to be fake, reported to the police the next
day. The accused was arrested and when was searched, the police found a
quantity of fake two thousand cedis notes, totalling 200,000 cedis among other
currencies.
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Man
accused of defiling step-daughter, claims impotency
Sekondi
(Western Region) 03 August 2000
There
was drama at the Sekondi Circuit Tribunal on Wednesday when Kwesi Tawiah, a
45-year-old grader operator, who appeared before it for defiling his 14-year old
stepdaughter said he was impotent.
Opening
his defence the accused persistently told the tribunal chaired by Mr. Frederick
Miezah-Anyimiah that he is impotent and could not be charged for the offence.
He
said that he had consulted herbalists and spiritualists for assistance but to
no avail. This caused laughter in the courtroom. He pleaded guilty and the case
was adjourned to August 10.
When
the Judge recommended that the accused should be sent to the hospital to
ascertain the validity of his claim he refused saying that his problem was
spiritual and had been caused by his first child.
Police
Inspector Prosper Yao Aheto, said that the accused has been married to Ama
Esson, who is the mother of the victim, for three years.
Three
months ago, Esson detected that Tawiah has been having sex with his
stepdaughter and warned him to stop, but he continued.
This
infuriated Esson, who left the matrimonial home for Shama, her hometown with
the victim.
The
accused went for the girl and has since been living with her as husband and
wife.
He
said the Police arrested Tawiah and the girl when Esson reported the matter to
them.
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Asamankese
(Greater Accra) 03 August 2000
An
electronics technician, Sammy Boateng, who reported a case of offensive conduct
against a client to the police, was eventually charged with the same offence
and sentenced by an Asamankese Circuit Court.
The
prosecution had told the court that on June 5 at Asuom, Isaac Asare, a tailor,
who had given his cassette-recorder to Boateng for repairs, insulted Boateng
because he had taken too long in repairing the machine.
Asare,
who had pleaded guilty with explanation in his evidence, said Boateng received
15,000 cedis to buy a spare part to repair the recorder but did nothing on the
machine for a whole month.
He,
therefore, went to demand the amount and the machine but Boateng got angry,
resulting in an exchange of words that could have led to a breach of the peace.
The
presiding judge, Mr. S.S. Appiah, however, ordered that the complainant
(Boateng) be charged with offensive conduct and be put before the dock, saying
that it was unreasonable for any competent technician to keep an appliance for
a month without repairing it.
He
said if Boateng had refunded the money and given Asare back his machine, there
would not have been any trouble.
Mr.
Appiah noted that Boateng was one of those technicians and craftsmen who take
delight in keeping people's appliances in their workshops.
He
therefore acquitted and discharged Asare but sentenced Boateng to a fine of
100,000 cedis or in default to go to prison for 14 days.
Additionally,
he was ordered to refund the 15,000 cedis given him by Asare to buy the parts
and pay 10,000 cedis to him to cover his costs or serve a further 14 days in
jail.
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