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JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT
On 19th March 2022, there was a misunderstanding between a certain woman and a certain
man. The man later on that day at about 11:00pm went to the house of the woman with a
machete to attack her but he was prevented by the dogs in the woman’s house; he managed to
run away. Few minutes later, the man went to the woman’s mobile money shop and used2
machete to damage the glass window of the container she operates her mobile money
business in. The next day, the woman reported the conduct of the man to a grandmother of
the two. The said grandmother of the two confronted the man over his actions. This offended
the man and he went to the said mobile money shop with the machete and threatened to kill
the said woman who operated that shop with the machete; she ran away. The woman lodged
a complaint with the Police against the man.
The Police preferred charges against the man hereinafter referred to as Accused based on the
above facts.
The following is the body of the charge sheet:
COUNT ONE
STATEMENT OF OFFENCE
CAUSING UNLAWFUL DAMAGE CONTRARY TO SECTION 172(1)(b) OF THE
CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT, 1960(ACT 29)
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
JONAH NYAME @ AKWASI JONAH; AGED 18YEARS: FARMER AND MASON: For
that you on the 20th day of March 2022 at about 12:30am, at Denkyira Nkroful in the
Central Circuit and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did intentionally and
unlawfully cause damage to a glass showcase window valued GH¢200.00, the property
of one Rebecca Duah.
COUNT TWO3
STATEMENT OF OFFENCE
THREAT OF DEATH; CONTRARY TO SECTION 75 OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENCES
ACT, 1960(ACT 29)
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
JONAH NYAME @ AKWASI JONAH; AGED 18YEARS: FARMER AND MASON: For
that you on the 20th day of March 2022 at about 12:30am, at Denkyira Nkroful in the
Central Circuit and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did threaten one Rebecca
Duah @ Maa Akua with machete and verbally with intent to put the said Rebecca Duah
@ Maa Akua into fear of death.
Section 172(1)(b) of Act 29 states:
Whoever intentionally and unlawfully causes damage to any property by any means
whatsoever—
(b) to a value exceeding ¢1 million, shall be guilty of second- degree felony.
Section 75 of Act 29 states:
Whoever threatens any other person with death, with intent to put that person in fear of death,
is guilty of a second degree felony.
Accused pleaded GUILTY on Count One and NOT GUILTY on Count Two. The Court
accordingly convicted Accused on Count One and defe