Pakyi: The Pakyi District Court has sentenced a 23-year-old driver to 12 months' imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a susu box containing over GHS20,000. Derick Appiah admitted to unlawfully entering the room of Ebenezer Agyei, the complainant, to steal the box.
According to Ghana News Agency, Appiah was convicted on his own plea, with sentencing deferred until August 5, 2025. Police Chief Inspector Christian Amartey informed the court that Agyei, aged 24, is a Station Master at Mpatasie, while Appiah is a driver. Both reside in Mpatasie in the Ashanti Region and work together but live in separate houses.
On July 29, 2025, Agyei left home and returned at about 0930 hours to discover that his room had been broken into and his susu box, containing over GHS20,000, was missing. Agyei raised an alarm, attracting two witnesses, Destrol and Agya Owusu, who informed him that they had seen Appiah earlier that day looking for him.
Suspicious, Agyei and the witnesses searched for Appiah and eventually arrested him. During the arrest, some unidentified individuals assaulted Appiah, who was later taken to hospital and subsequently handed over to the Trede Police.
Chief Inspector Amartey stated that in his cautioned statement, Appiah admitted to stealing the box but claimed he did not know the exact amount it contained. He later led his mother to the hidden box, which she retrieved and submitted to police. The recovered GHS2,047 was retained as evidence, and Appiah was subsequently charged, convicted, and sentenced.
