{
  "id": 613643,
  "title": "Mason jailed eight years for robbing pharmacist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mason-jailed-eight-years-for-robbing-pharmacist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T23:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mason-jailed-eight-years-for-robbing-pharmacist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 35-year-old mason named Michael Okyere has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in Ashanti Region, Ghana. The offense for which he was convicted involved robbing a pharmacist at Denchemuoso, near Kwadaso. The court heard that Okyere pleaded not guilty but was found guilty after a full trial presided over by Judge Jephthar Appau. Police Chief Inspector David Opoku Kwabi presented the facts to the court, stating that the victim, Ms Salomey Ametefe Enyonam, worked as an attendant at Kingsley Nsiah Chemist at Atwima Techiman. According to the prosecution, Okyere entered the pharmacy around 0900 hours on January 22, 2025, and aggressively took the pharmacy owner's iPhone 11, valued at GH¢4,500.00, before fleeing the scene. The complainant raised an alarm, leading to Okyere's arrest by the Denchemuoso Police. During his statement to the court, Okyere admitted to the crime and requested leniency. Based on the investigation, he was charged and found guilty, resulting in the eight-year prison sentence.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}