In Eastern Region: Court jails driver’s mate for butchering his uncle

The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Bernard Annor who narrated the facts of the case said that Kwabena butchered his uncle, Tetteh Stephen on January 18, 2018, at about 10:00 pm.

A driver’s mate at Bosuso in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern region has been sentenced to 6 months in prison with hard labour and additionally fined Ghc2, 400 to be paid as compensation to his Uncle, for butchering him.

Kwabena Francis was convicted by the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’. He pleaded guilty to causing unlawful harm.

The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Bernard Annor who narrated the facts of the case said that Kwabena butchered his uncle, Tetteh Stephen on January 18, 2018, at about 10:00 pm.

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Kwabena returned home intoxicated and started raining insults on the victim without provocation.

At a point, Tetteh got angry and replied him which triggered a fight between the two.

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During the fight, the convict dashed into his room to pull a cutlass to attack the victim and inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on him and managed to escape after sensing danger.

Chief Inspector Annor stated that the victim who was bleeding profusely was rushed to Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua where he is currently on admission.

The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Bernard Annor who narrated the facts of the case said that Kwabena butchered his uncle, Tetteh Stephen on January 18, 2018, at about 10:00 pm. Read Full Story