21-year-old Nana Ansong has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbery and causing harm.
The convict attempted to steal an iPhone 6s plus valued at GH¢1,650.00 from a shop at Adabraka in Accra. In the process, he slashed the neck of the shop attendant but was then apprehended by eyewitnesses.
CCTV footage of the incident was shared on Facebook by the owner of the shop, Alfred Boye.
At the time, he announced that the shop would be closed for that week due to the incident.
Watch the video below:
“[The suspect was] put before Circuit Court 1. On 19th February, 2020, the court presided over by Mrs. Afia Owusuwaa Appiah on charges of robbery and causing harm. He pleaded guilty to both counts and convicted 15 years imprisonment for robbery and 5 years for causing harm respectively. Sentence to run concurrently.”
The convict is to serve the term at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons.