Labourer remanded for stealing mobile phone
A 24-year-old labourer has been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for stealing five mobile phones at Asakraka, near Abuakwa.
James Mensah pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing and will reappear before the court, presided by Mr Jephthah Appau, on October 03, this year.
Police Chief Inspector Evans Ayimbisa, prosecuting told the court that, the complainants, Richard Opoku, Francis Mensah, John Bonayaa and William Yenkyeibe, were small scale miners residing at Asakraka, while the suspect was a labourer residing at a cottage, near their mining site.
He said, on September 08, this year, at about 20 hours, the complainants kept their one iphone 13, two iphone 12 pro maxes, one Samsung Galaxy S21 and a Samsu...
