The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a trader of her 40 pieces of ice cream.
Simon Blay, 28, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced on his own plea.
Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Ofori told the court, presided over by Mark Tair-ima Diboro that Sarah Ofori and Blay were neighbours at Feyiase.
He said on September 15, 2021, at about 1400 hours, Ms Ofori was going about her normal business when suspect Blay called her under the pretext of buying some of the ice cream.
Prosecution said the convict took advantage of the quiet nature of the area and with a pair of scissors, robbed the ice cream seller of her items, a purse containing a cell phone, GH¢25.00, all valued at GH¢112.00.
Chief Inspector Ofori said suspect Blay took to his heels after the robbery whilst the victim made a formal complaint with the Feyiase police.
READ ALSO:
- Tyrone Marghuy tops class in Science & Elective Maths despite admission woes
- Popular journalist’s father buried in cutlass-shaped coffin
When the crime scene was visited the ice cream container was found about 100 meters away from the scene.
The prosecution said the next day residents on hearing the incident arrested suspect Blay and handed him over to the police.
A search on him revealed the stolen cell phone, which he had fixed his sim card in, instead of the victim’s card.
He led the police to his house after admitting the crime and the police found the victim’s sim card in his room during a search.
Inspector Ofori said police investigations revealed that the convict was standing trial with others for alleged unlawful entry and theft of a 17-inch television set.
He said Mr Blay committed the robbery right after he was granted bail by the court in the stealing case.