Accra Circuit Court granted bail to two unemployed men, who allegedly defrauded a barber of purchasing a car valued at GH¢100,000, but bolted with the vehicle without paying.
Richard Owusu and Amos Kofi Nkansah, charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty, and the police are on a manhunt for Diana Boakyewaa, an accomplice.
The court presided by Mrs Malike Wornyah Deh admitted the two to GH¢70,000.00 each with two sureties each, one of the sureties should be a public servant with a valid identity card.
The accused, who bolted with Richard Kofi Kyere’s Chevrolet Malibu saloon car, are expected to reappear before court on April 11.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Emmanuel Ohene Agyei said the complainant, a barber, resided at Tema Community 16, while Owusu and Nkansah lived at Abokobi and Kasoa respectively.
The court heard that in June last year, the complainant displayed for sale his unregistered car 2014 model in front of his house.
Chief Insp Agyei said Owusu and Diana Boakyewaa, who was yet to be arrested, posed as a couple with two children, who wanted to buy the car.
Prosecution said after the couple and barber settled on GH¢100,000.00 as the price for the car, the couple promised to pay for the car the following day.
Chief Insp Agyei said Nkansah and Boakyewaa took the complainant to a bank in Lashibi, Accra, where they claimed they were going to pay for the car with a cheque so that the money could be transferred into the complainant’s account.
Prosecution said the accused presented a Prudential Bank cheque with account number supposed to be owned by a company known as Dynamic Satellite Communication with a face value of GH¢100,000.00 into the complainant’s account.
Chief Insp Agyei said while the complainant was at the bank waiting for the cheque to be cleared, Nkansah and Boakyewaa escaped with the vehicle without paying for it.
He said Owusu and Nkansah were arrested at their hideout at Ofankor, Accra, and the vehicle was retrieved from them. – GNA
