Court fines prostitute for stealing

Accra, Oct. 16, GNA - The Adjabeng Magistrates' Court Two, has sentenced Jessica Eguafo, a prostitute to a fine of GH¢120, on two counts of stealing and causing damage.

The accused who pleaded guilty for stealing would in default serve six months in imprison in hard labour.

Prosecuting, Police Inspector Charity Dery, told the court presided over by Madam Mary Addintong that the accused engaged the services of Mr Kofi Appiah, a taxi driver at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

When she alighted the driver detected that his purse containing GH¢47 had vanished.

He confronted Eguafo who denied knowledge of the theft.

Inspector Dery said the driver requested the prostitute to accompany her to police station but she refused to comply and when the complainant was putting pressure on her, the purse fell from her Brazier.

She said in the bid to effect the arrest of Eguafo she broke the windscreen of Mr Appiah's taxi.