A private Security man has been arrested by Police in Koforidua Effiduase in Eastern Region for inflicting deep cutlass wounds on the head and hand of an electric welder who is his cousin over what the family claims to be a “homosexual act”.
According to the family of the victim, the private security man, Daniel Addy, 52, solicited anal sex from the victim -Richard Kwasi Kuma which infuriated him to slap his uncle.
This angered the accused security man to hack the cousin Richard Kwasi Kumi, 25 with a cutlass.
However, when arraigned at the Koforidua Circuit Court “A” on a charge of causing harm contrary to section 69 of the Criminal offenses Act-1960(Act 29), the prosecutor Chief Inspector Hayford Osei said, the complainant -Kumi Richard, is a 25-year-old electric welder whereas the convict Daniel Addy is his uncle.
The victim came to stay with the accused three weeks ago at Koforidua- Effiduase.
On September 13, 2022, at about 9:00 pm, confusion ensued between the two after they returned from a relative house at Abrewa Nkwanta.
Daniel Addy accused the complainant of allegedly stealing a fish from a soup he left behind.
Despite denying the allegation, the accused continued to pester him.
The accused became angry and stormed out of the room to pull out a cutlass to confront the complainant.
Whilst the argument became heated, he suddenly hacked the complainant in the head and left hand with a cutlass.
The accused fled the scene leaving the victim in a pool of blood.
The victim was rescued and rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital and subsequently, a formal complaint was lodged at Effiduase Police station.
On September 14, 2022, Police intelligent led to the arrest of the accused at his hideout in Koforidua Old Estate.
After further investigation, the accused was charged and arraigned before the Koforidua Circuit Court “A” presided by Her Honour Marian Affoh on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
The Judge said the offense of causing harm is a second-degree felony and therefore sentenced the accused to eight (8) years imprisonment with productive labor.
Also, the court directed the convict to pay medical compensation of Ghc6,000 in addition.
However, some relatives present in court said, the convict attacked the victim because he slapped him for soliciting anal sex from him contrary to his claim of missing fish in a soup.
They said the Ghc6,000 compensation is inadequate since the medical debt incurred so far is about Ghc20,000 meanwhile the victim has been referred to St. Joseph Hospital for further medical care.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
