A Koforidua Circuit court presided over by Her Honour Mercy Adei Kotei has sentenced a 24-year-old auto mechanic apprentice Osarfo Richard to pay a fine of Ghc 2,400.00 or in default go to prison for 18 months.
The sentence is for him stealing a government vehicle with registration Gv 623-14 belonging to the Ghana Highway Authority.
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Osarfo Richard was charged with stealing contrary to Section 124(1) of the criminal offences Act 1960(Act 29)
Presenting the case in court, Assistant State Attorney, Cyril Boateng Keteku, said on September 1, 2018, Samuel Oyetey Tetteh, an accountant of the Ghana Highway Authority was driving from Suhum to Koforidua in a blue-black Nissan Patrol vehicle with registration number Gv 623 – 14 and upon reaching Koforidua-Effiduasi, parked opposite the Miracle Rock Church to buy some items in a shop.
He explained that Samuel Oyetey Tetteh kept the vehicle engine on and left the key as well.
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Shortly after departing from the vehicle, the auto mechanic apprentice, Osarfo Richard was seen jumping into the vehicle and driving off on with a top speed.
Luck, however, eluded Richard when he was involved in an accident on the Commercial Bank street near the Total 2 fuel filling station while running away with the vehicle, leading to his arrest by Police.
The accused pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to pay a fine of Ghc 2,400.00 or in default, spend 18 months in prison.
A good judge she was.