{
  "id": 17269018,
  "title": "Ex-convict jailed five years for stealing GH¢195",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ex-convict-jailed-five-years-for-stealing-gh-195",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:45:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ex-convict-jailed-five-years-for-stealing-gh%c2%a2195/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A court in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has sentenced a former prisoner, Douglas Nyarnor, to five years in prison for stealing just GH¢195 from an auto-rickshaw driver. Nyarnor, who lives in Jeduako near Nsuta, was found guilty by the Nsuta Circuit Court on October 29, 2026. The victim in this case is Obed Gyamfi, a driver of a small vehicle known locally as a pragya, who resides in Nsuta. On October 27, 2026, at around 8:00 p.m., Gyamfi parked his vehicle near a provision shop owned by a witness named Deborah Ankamah. While talking to the witness, Gyamfi noticed Nyarnor hanging around his car and started keeping an eye on him. Prosecutors claim that Nyarnor saw his chance, opened the auto-rickshaw's unlocked money box, and took the day's earnings before fleeing the scene.",
  "summary": "The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a driver and ex-convict, Douglas Nyarnor, to five years’ imprisonment for stealing GH¢195 belonging to an auto-rickshaw operator. Nyarnor, a resident of Jeduako near Nsuta, was sentenced on Thursday, October 29, 2026, by the presiding judge, His Lordship Simon Nketiah […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}