Prisoner refuses to be out of prison despite Amnesty

The sentence happens to be the third in five years after Adam Ibrahim had been convicted two consecutive times prior to the Justice for All Programme on May 1, 2017 when he was granted amnesty.

Barely three months after his release, Adam Ibrahim was charged with attempted robbery and causing unlawful harm following an attack on a student of university for development studies, Harry Amankwa early last month, inflicting severe cutlass wounds on him.

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The UDS student, Harry Amankwa was reportedly left in a pool of blood in his hostel room where he was studying before the convict launched the bloody attack on him.

Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Yeboah told the court that the victim who is a student of the Wa campus of the University for development studies were studying at their hostel room before the attack.

The accused, 33-year old driver Adam Ibrahim, wearing a face mask and armed with a sharp cutlass forcibly broke in to the room with his accomplice who is at large.

Ibrahim Adam attacked the victim, Harry Amankwa and inflicted on him, deep cutlass wounds on his right shoulder, head, right wrist whilst his accomplice positioned himself at the entrance of the room.

The convict also had a gun to attack any person who may want to come to the rescue of the victim.

Chief Inspector Yeboah stated the Harry Amankwa was left in pool of blood and started struggling.

The accused then pounce on the complainant who had sought refuge under his cloth in his bed and attempted to butcher him. But he mustered courage and managed to entangle his attacker with his cover cloth.

In the process, the complainant succeeded in disarming the accused of the cutlass and inflicted a deep cut on the elbow of the accused.

The accused together with accomplice then sensed danger and bolted. The victim with his right arm almost severed off was rushed to the Wa regional hospital and a report later made to the Wa police.

The prosecution added that later in the same night the accused visited the Wa regional hospital to seek treatment for his cut on the elbow.

He was later arrested by the police after and the victim identified him . The accused was quickly taken to his house at Waali Sombo where a face mask stained with blood was retrieved on his compound.

Also retrieved were sneakers, Gucci branded pullover, black jean all stained with blood.

The prosecution charged the accused for attempted robbery and causing unlawful harm.

He pleaded not guilty to the two charges and went for full trial. During the trial, the prosecution called two witnesses and the accused also brought one defence witness.

However, the Wa Circuit Court presided over by Justice Forson Baah Agyapong found the accused guilty of both charges and sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment in hard labor.

Prisoner refuses to be out of prison despite Amnesty

The Wa circuit Court has sentenced a 33-year-old driver to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.

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