36-Year-Old Carpenter Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Theft and Assault

A 36-year-old carpenter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the court for stealing and stabbing.

The Assin Nsuaem Kyekyewere Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Emmanuel Amoh-Yartey, has sentenced Anthony Asirifi, a 36-year-old carpenter, to 10 years’ imprisonment.

The sentence serves as a punishment for his involvement in a theft operation in the Assin Adubiase township.

Asirifi, along with his accomplice Nana Yaw, who is currently on the run, targeted two homes, stealing valuable items including laptops and mobile phones worth thousands of Ghana cedis.

The duo targeted the homes of Samuel Osei Korankyi, an electrical engineer, and Gordon Amaglo, where they stole an AZUS, laptop estimated at GH¢5,000 and a Motorola mobile phone worth GH¢4,500.

Other items include a cash amount of GH¢2,570, a Pop 10 mobile phone sold for

1500 and a Dell laptop valued at GH¢2,300.

Asirifi stabbed Gordon Amaglo in the eye with a kitchen knife when he woke up during the theft.

Despite the injury, Amaglo managed to arrest Asirifi with the help of other townspeople.

Upon searching Asirifi, the police found several implements suspected to have been used in the crime, which were used as exhibits during the trial.

The court found him guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.