Godwin Fumeti, a 32-year-old carpenter, has been sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court for stealing 200 cement blocks, which belonged to his father, Fred Fumeti.

Fumeti had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge.

Presenting the facts of the case to the court, presided over by Mr Asmah Akwasi Asiedu, the prosecutor, ASP Richmond Akwasi Yeboah, said the father, a farmer and his son resided at Kpong.

He said on December 7, 2013 at about 3 p.m. Mr Fumeti had information through a witness who is a driver that his son had engaged him (driver) to cart 200 pieces of cement blocks from Kpong to Juapong.

He said when he, the driver, got to Ahudzo, a suburb of Kpong, Godwin ordered him to offload the blocks on one Moses Atiapa’s land without any explanation.

The prosecutor said the driver suspected foul play and reported the case to Mr Fumeti who also reported to the police.

The prosecutor said when the police visited the scene, they saw the 200 pieces of blocks valued at GH¢502.

The police consequently arrested Godwin and during interrogation, he admitted the offence with the explanation that he took GH¢45 from  Atiapa to design a door for him but he could not do it and when Moses demanded a refund of his money, he decided to use the cement blocks as collateral with a promise to pay in the shortest possible time.

The court, however, ordered the police to release the blocks to the owner.