A 22-year-old man, Christian Owusu, has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison with hard labour after pleading guilty to robbery in Kumasi.
The conviction was secured by the Ashanti Central District Police Command on Friday, August 14, following investigations into a robbery reported on July 21.
According to a police statement issued on Friday, the victim was making her way towards Konkromase Township that afternoon when she was attacked.
She told investigators that at about 12:21pm, she was threatened and robbed of her handbag, which contained personal belongings and cash.
The report prompted the police to open investigations, leading to Owusu’s arrest on August 4.
He was subsequently arraigned before the Atasemanso Circuit Court on August 7, with the case presided over by His Lordship Mr Kwaku Baah Frimpong.
Owusu was charged with robbery and pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him. The court consequently convicted him on his own plea.
Before the court determined his punishment, Owusu appealed for forgiveness.
Although the court took his plea into consideration, it sentenced him to a minimum of 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour.
Following the ruling, Owusu was handed over to the authorities at the Kumasi Central Prisons, where he will serve his sentence.
