Dormaa Ahenkro Circuit Court sentences mason three years for stealing

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, 26, a mason, has been for three years by a Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the of for a toolbox, water pump machine and a car battery.

Oppong pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea on two counts of conspiracy to steal and stealing.

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, the prosecutor told the court presided by Mr Samuel Djanie Kotey that the complainants are residents of -Ahenkro while the convict also resided at Ahantrase, a suburb of .

He stated on Tuesday, June 14 this year at about 0900 hours, the complainant Salifu Adam detected his tools box which contained tools like ply, box spinner, 13 rings, HL, N ring spinner, 10 flat, star screwdriver, alloy key and saw blade which he used to repair motorbikes and tricycles had been stolen.

The prosecutor said the complainant and a witness arrested and brought the convict to the because he (convict) boarded the witness' Bajaj and on reaching a section of the road, convict alighted and entered a nearby bush to bring out a toolbox and a bag suspected to be a stolen item.

The witness, therefore, delivered a message to the complainant who had informed him earlier about his tools box, Insp. Asare added.

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Later at the Station another complainant, James Kofi Tawiah also reported a of his water pumping machine and car battery which happened in the same vicinity, the prosecutor added.

Inspector Asare said convict, then a suspect was interrogated and admitted the offence during investigations and led the Police to retrieve the stolen items.

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Source: Robert Tachie Menson
Via: Ghana News Agency

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