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'Irresponsible' radio presenter remanded into police custody
He is in custody awaiting his sentence on August 29 after a District court in Accra convicted him for failing to cater for his two children.
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He was remanded by a District Court in Accra after he had been convicted by the court for failing to provide basic needs of his two children.
The Ghana News Agency reported that Bernard Kissi Bekoe, was convicted in September 2016 on same offence by the court, but police say he flouted the court order leaving him in arrears of GH¢3,600 for his children’s upkeep.
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Appearing before the same court again, he has pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to supply basic necessities to his two kids aged five and seven years respectively.
The same court whose orders he flouted earlier, but this time presided over by Mr Worlanyo Kotoku convicted Bekoe for failing to discharge his fatherly responsibilities to his two children after he pleaded guilty to the offence. However, the court has scheduled August 29 for sentencing.
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Narrating to the court, the Prosecutor said after the death of the accused’s wife, the two children have been living with their maternal Aunt.
He said the complainant’s sister and the accused persons were lovers until her demise and they had two children.
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However, the Radio Presenter has failed to honour his responsibilities to the children.
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Prosecution further stated that, after several attempts to make the accused cater for his children have failed, the complainant took the matter to a Family Tribunal where Bekoe was ordered to pay GH 300 cedis monthly to the complainant for the upkeep of his two children, but the Radio Presenter still failed to comply with the order.
According the Prosecutor, a referral letter was issued to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for investigations.
The DOVVSU investigations revealed that Bekoe owed GH¢3,600 as his children’s upkeep money. He was therefore arrested and arraigned before the court.
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