Pub owner, shop attendant sentenced for selling expired food, sanitary offences
The Hohoe Magistrate Court has convicted a 31-year-old pub owner and her 19-year-old shop attendant for selling expired drinks, accumulating refuse behind the business premises, and selling food under insanitary conditions. Christabel Afornorfe and Theodora Kornu, respectively, pleaded guilty to the charges and were convicted on their own pleas. Afornorfe was sentenced to a fine of GHS 600 or…
A 31-year-old pub owner and her 19-year-old shop attendant have been convicted for selling expired drinks, disposing of refuse near their business, and operating the establishment under unsanitary conditions. Christabel Afornorfe and Theodora Kornu, the accused, pleaded guilty to the charges and were convicted by the Hohoe Magistrate Court.
Afornorfe was sentenced to a fine of GHS 600 or face one month in prison if she fails to pay, while Kornu was ordered to sign a three-year good behavior bond. Prosecutors claim the duo sold expired drinks, collected refuse behind the business, and operated without a medical certificate of fitness. Following numerous attempts to abate the nuisances, the convictions remain in place due to their continued failure to comply with legal requirements.
The consequences of their actions pose a significant threat to public health, potentially leading to foodborne illnesses such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, and Hepatitis A.
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