Court remands head porter for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded James Frimpong, a head porter, in police custody for alleged robbery.

The accused person pleaded not guilty and would re-appear on February 23.

Prosecuting Chief Inspector K. Adu, told the Court presided by Mr Aboagye Tandoh that the complainant is a businessman.

He said a year ago, whiles the complainant was putting up his building at Domeabra, in the Greater Accra Region, the accused person was among the labourers, who worked on the building and due to that the accused knew the complainant very well.

He said on February, 2 at about 2100 hours, the complainant and his household were watching television when the accused person armed with sharp cutlass forcibly entered the hall and ordered them to surrender their mobile phones, which were placed in an arm chair.

The Prosecution said the complainant made an attempt to prevent the accused person from taking away the phones but he was slashed with the machete on his left hand by the accused person and sustained a deep cut.

Chief Inspector Adu said the complainant and the family raised an alarm but the accused person escaped with the phones.

He said during the early hours of February 5, at about 1300 hours, the accused person was seen hovering around Kasoa-Ofankor by onlookers, who arrested him and handed him over to the police.

“During interrogation he admitted the offence with an explanation that it was the work of the devil,” he added.