A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for robbery by the Asamankese Circuit Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emmanuel Afanu, will serve his sentence in hard labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offence is contrary to section149 of the criminal offenses Act1960(Act 29).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Owusu, the accused, together with his friend who is at large, on April, 8, conspired to commit the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He robbed his victim of an iPhone 7 plus mobile phone valued at Ghs2,500.00 after he assaulted Sakyi Michael, the complaint, with a pair of scissors at Yayo a suburb of Asamankese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector Samuel Owusu said the complainant, a student, lives at Anum-Asamankese while the accused and his accomplice live at Mepom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the complainant was on his way home on that fateful day at around 7:50 pm when the convicts who were riding motorbike snatched his phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said, in the process, the complainant managed to hold Emmanuel Afanu\u2019s shirt and struggled with him but he inflicted the complainant with a pair of scissors and succeeded in bolting with the mobile phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecutor said Emmanuel Afanu was, however, arrested and sent to the Asamankese Police station by some residents after the complaint screamed for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The convict was charged and arraigned after the police conducted a thorough investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n