Ghana: a man jailed for stealing a-32-inch LG television

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a man to nine months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a-32-inch LG television set and money box valued GHC135.00 and cash in Ghana.

The convict is the complainant’s neighbour.

He pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing and was ordered to serve his sentence at the Ankaful Prisons.

The convict stole the television fixed in the apartment, a cash of GHC1,000.00 and an empty money box.

During the act, one of the tenants, who was up, spotted the convict and raised the alarm.

“The convict, sensing danger, abandoned the booty at the balcony of the apartment and attempted to escape,” the Court heard.

He was arrested by the occupants of the apartment and handed over to the Nungua police.

“During investigations, the convict admitted the offence in his statement and was subsequently charged,” reports said.