A Ho Circuit Court presided by Madam Pricilla
Dikro Ofori has sentenced Michael Buakah, a welder, to eight months
imprisonment in hard labour for unlawful entry of a house of a trader and
causing harm.
Prosecuting, Police Inspector Agnes Ahiable told
the court that the complainant in the case is a trader, who resides at Ho
Nursing Training School Junction, whilst the accused is a welder and a resident
of Klefe-Atsatime, a suburb of Ho.
Prosecution said on April 4, 2019 thieves
entered the house of the complainant and made away his mobile phone, and on
April 11, 2019, thieves again came to the house and took away three other
mobile phones.
Insp Ahiable said the complainant decided to
keep vigil to get the miscreants and on April 20, 2019 at about 0300 hours, the
complainant and a witness in the case laid ambush in the house, and when the
accused scaled the wall and entered the compound of the house.
Prosecution said the complainant and the witness
then accosted the accused who was then tip toeing and enquired about his
mission in the house, and that the accused armed with kitchen knife could not
give any tangible reason.
Insp
Ahiable said a struggle ensued and accused used the knife to inflict cuts on the
left fingers, chest and stabbed the left arm of the complainant, but he was
overpowered by the complainant and the witness.
She said a report was then made to the
police and the accused was arrested and during investigations he admitted the
offence in his cautioned statement of unlawful entry and causing harm to the
complainant and was charged accordingly.
GNA