A 25-year-old mechanic has been jailed for 10 years by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for attacking and robbing a university student at Abrafo Kokobeng, near Akropong.
Eric Boampong pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery and was convicted on his own plea by the court, presided over by Mrs. Gloria Mensah Bonsu.
Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant, Roudy Aboagye Agyemang, was a level 400 student of the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) and a resident of Abrafo Kokobeng.
The convict is a resident of Atwima Koforidua.
Inspector Agbekpornu stated that on January 10 of this year, at about 2:00 a.m., the convict broke into the room of the complainant while she was asleep.
The prosecution said that the complainant woke up and saw the convict trying to take away her iPhone 7, valued at GH¢1,200. She tried to resist, but the convict, who was armed with two pairs of scissors, a plier, a spanner, and a magnetic substance, threatened to kill her if she resisted.
Inspector Agbekpornu stated that the complainant, sensing danger, handed over the iPhone to the convict, rushed out, and shouted for help.
Some neighbours responded and managed to arrest the convict, handing him over to the Akropong Police.
In his caution statement, the convict admitted the offence, and after further investigations, he was charged and brought before the court.
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