A Hohoe District Court in the Volta Region, presided over by Joseph Yennuban Kunsong, has committed Theresa Dogbe to stand trial at the Ho High Court on February 18, 2025.
Ms. Dogbe’s committal followed a presentation by Anthony Ghattie of the Office of the State Attorney in Ho.
Presenting the facts of the case, Mr. Ghattie informed the court that Theresa Dogbe’s case was an indictment that required a High Court to adjudicate.
According to the State Attorney’s office, the case was transferred from the Jasikan District Court to Ho on the orders of the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, following a petition by the complainant, Madam Mercy Tetteh, of Attakrom Buem in the Jasikan Municipality, dating back to May 1, 2020.
Facts of the Case
According to the prosecution, Mercy Tetteh and her daughter set off to their farm, with Mercy carrying a machete on her head.
Unbeknownst to her, Theresa Dogbe, who was pregnant at the time, emerged from an uncompleted building, seized the machete from her head, slashed her knee and upper abdomen, and fled the scene.
The daughter, upon seeing her mother bleeding profusely, ran back to the community to raise an alarm. Some neighbors, alerted by the cries for help, rushed the victim to the Jasikan Police Station.
Upon arrival at the police station, a female officer directed them to take Mercy Tetteh to the Jasikan Government Hospital, where she was immediately rushed to the theatre for urgent medical attention.
After her discharge, Mercy Tetteh officially reported the incident to the police, leading to the arrest of Theresa Dogbe.
The suspect was subsequently arraigned before the Jasikan District Court. However, she was granted bail due to her pregnancy, and the case suffered several adjournments.
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