Mason jailed eight years for robbing pharmacist
The Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced a 35-year-old mason to eight years’ imprisonment for robbing a pharmacist at Denchemuoso, near Kwadaso. Michael Okyere, the convict, pleaded not guilty to the charge but was convicted after a full trial presided over by Jephthar Appau. Police Chief Inspector David Opoku Kwabi, presenting the […]
A 35-year-old mason, Michael Okyere, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for robbing a pharmacist at Denchemuoso, near Kwadaso. Michael Okyere pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was found guilty after a full trial presided over by Judge Jephthar Appau. The victim, Ms Salomey Ametefe Enyonam, was an attendant at Kingsley Nsiah Chemist at Atwima Techiman when the incident occurred.
According to the prosecution, Okyere entered the pharmacy on January 22, 2025, around 0900 hours and demanded to see the doctor in charge. When asked to wait while the pharmacist called the doctor, Okyere became aggressive, pushed the victim against a refrigerator, forcibly took her iPhone 11 valued at GH¢4,500, and fled. The victim raised the alarm, leading to the arrest of Okyere by some youths in the area who handed him over to the Denchemuoso Police.
Okyere admitted the offence during his caution statement and pleaded for leniency. He was eventually charged and found guilty by the court, resulting in the eight-year prison sentence.
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