Unemployed man gets 18-month imprisonment term for causing harm

Police Detective Chief Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, prosecuting, told the court, presided over by Mrs Philomena Ansaah Asiedu, that the complainant, Owusu Boakye Yiadom, was a disc jockey (DJ) residing at Nketia, while the convict resided at Adankwame.

Aaron Atta pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing harm but was convicted after a full trial A 19-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court ‘E’ in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for causing harm at Nketia near Abuakwa.

The complainant bled profusely but chased the convict and, with the help of some nearby residents, apprehended him and handed him over to the Asuofua Police.