A 20 year old potter and a resident of Cape Coast, arrested for allegedly committing various offences including stealing at Yamoransa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, was on Tuesday granted bail by a Cape Coast Circuit Court.
Abovi Mensah stole a sum of GHc400.00, a standing fan, valued at Ghc 80.00 and DVD video player valued at Ghc 70.00.
He also destroyed a wooden structure valued at Ghc 100.00 and a panel door valued at Ghc150.00, belonging to one Mr. Kweku Edu, the complainant.
Abovi was charged with causing unlawful damage, unlawful entry, and stealing but his plea was not taken.
He would reappear before the court on Thursday January 8, 2015.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Peter Paul Amoah, told the court presided over by Mr. Kofi Seshie Ametewee, that the complainants was a mason and a resident of Yamoransa while the accused was a potter and a resident of Cape Coast.
He said on the Christmas day, this year, at about 07:00hrs in the morning, the complainant locked all his rooms and left for work but at about 12:45 noon, Abovi was spotted by some residents conveying the items from the complainant?s room.
Chief Inspector Amoah told the court that the witnesses suspecting Abovi to be a thief, raised the alarm leading to his arrest
He said Abovi admitted committing the offense after thorough interrogations from the police who further established that he was an ex-convict at Ho prisons.
GNA
