74-year-old trader remanded over cutlass attack

During interrogation, the prosecution said the accused admitted to committing the offence in his caution statement and allegedly told the police that he would have caused the complainant further harm if he had the opportunity.

The prosecution told the court that the complainant and his friends allegedly heard the accused making threatening remarks while wielding a sharp cutlass.

The order was issued by the presiding judge, His Lordship Simon Nketiah Gagah The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region has remanded a 74-year-old trader, Kofi Antwi Moosi, into police custody for two weeks over an alleged case of causing harm.