A 28-year-old Mining Labourer at Akanteng in the Eastern Region, Darko Hayford, has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment in hard labour for causing harm to a man at Asuogya, contrary to section 69 of the criminal offenses Act,1960 (Act 29) by the Asamankese Circuit Court.
The accused, Darko Hayford pleaded guilty to intentionally causing harm to Kofi Ayenu at Asuogya, near Akanteng with an okapi knife when he appeared before Honour Abass Abubakari Adam.
Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Agbeko Novor told the court that both the complainant and the accused person are laborers with a mining company at Akanteng, and on 22-02-2022 at about 10;40pm, some good Samaritans were returning from their business and on reaching Asuogya, a suburb of Akanteng, they met the complainant who been stabbed and bleeding by the accused and rescued him.
According to the prosecution statement, there was a misunderstanding between the complainant and the accused which resulted in a fight, and the accused, Darko Hayford, stapped Kofi Ayenu with the okapi knife.
The accused was later apprehended and handed over to the Osenase Police whiles the accused person was given a medical form to seek treatment at the Saint Dominic Hospital where he spent some days before he was saved.
After investigation, the accused was charged and sent to court for prosecution.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom/Kofi Atakora
