The Family and Juvenile Court in Accra has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to six months at the Senior Correctional Centre following a fatal crash in East Legon that resulted in two deaths.
Initially pleading not guilty to eight charges—including manslaughter, negligently causing harm, dangerous driving, and driving without a licence—the boy later changed his plea to guilty. Judge Bernice Mensimah Ackon presided over the case and convicted him based on his plea.
The six-month sentence represents the maximum penalty under the Juvenile Justice Act 2003 (Act 653) for a juvenile offender convicted of manslaughter. As part of the sentencing, the boy is required to sign an undertaking not to drive until he turns 18, the legal driving age in Ghana. He must also report to probation officers every Friday.
Additionally, the court fined the boy’s parents, Bishop Salifu Amoako and his wife, GH₵12,000 for failing to properly supervise their son.
They were also ordered to sign an undertaking to ensure his proper upbringing. Bishop Amoako must further pay for property damages, including a light pole valued at over GH₵8,000, which was destroyed in the crash, according to Graphic Online report.
