The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced three individuals to a total of 19 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery.
The convicts, Mercy Sokpe, 22; Atsu Kamasa, 25; and Godfred Dzidonu, 19, were sentenced on May 9, 2025, by the court presided over by His Honour Osman Abdul-Hakeem.
Information presented before the court revealed that on May 4, 2025, at about 4:30pm, the convicts planned to rob Elijah Torgbedzi of his iPhone 6s around the Ho Central market.
Mercy is said to have approached the complainant and requested his phone to take a selfie, and in the process of taking the selfie, she signalled her two accomplices, who attacked the victim with scissors, and the three bolted with the phone. The complainant accordance with the police, raised an alarm, and Godfred Dzidonu was arrested.
Police investigations led to the arrest of the other two from their hideouts. They were arraigned and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.
They pleaded guilty to the charges and were sentenced to three years each.
Atsu Kamasa and Godfred Dzidonu were handed additional sentences of five years each for robbery.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
