The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old salesman to one-and-half years in prison, for stealing GH¢17,500 belonging to owner of cement shop, at Lashibi, in Accra.
Samuel Akuffo, who was charged with stealing, pleaded guilty to siphoning the money, and asked the court to give him time to work and earn money so that he could refund the amount.
But, the court, presided over by Mrs Kizita Naa Koowa Quashie, convicted Akuffo on his plea.
Handing the sentence, the judge said she considered Akuffo to be a first-time offender.
The court, however, noted that he (convict) breached the trust reposed in him by the complainant.
Mrs Quashie ordered Akuffo to refund the money to the owner of the cement shop.
Inspector Ansah DaCosta, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant, Patience Appiah, is a trader residing at Lashibi, and Akuffo is citizen of Dewu in the Eastern Region.
The court heard that the complainant, who owns a cement shop, engaged Akuffo as a salesman.
Insp DaCosta said that on June 23, last year, the complainant realised that her cement shop had been opened, but the accused was nowhere to be found.
The prosecution said Appiah reported the matter to the police at Sakumono, and Akuffo was arrested at his hideout in the Eastern Region. —GNA
