A 29-year-old farmer at Akyem-Twapease in the Kwaebibirim Municipality, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for attempting to kill his former girlfriend.
The convict, Samuel Kusi will serve the jail term in hard labour.
He was also sentenced to three months in jail for intentionally destroying some personal properties. Both sentences will run concurrently.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Samuel Appietu Appiah, told the Court presided over by His Honour, Abubakari Abass Adams, that the complainant, Doris Amaniniapong and the convict live in Twapease.
He said the complainant, was in an amorous relationship with the convict for a year, but they later separated due to his deviant behaviour, which includes smoking, drinking, and assaulting the complainant frequently.
According to Samuel Appietu Appiah, the culprit was not happy with the separation in August this year, therefore, resorted to threats for Madam Amaniniapong to reunite with him.
The prosecutor said, on August 29, at about 12:00am, while the victim was sleeping with her mother and siblings, Samuel Kusi went with a gallon of diesel to their compound, sprinkled it and set the house on fire.
After this gruesome act, he bolted.
A few minutes later, the mother of the complainant woke up and saw smoke in their corridor, and quickly entered their room to rescue the other occupants.
The complainant, together with her mother and siblings, managed to quench the fire, but unfortunately lost footwear valued at GH¢30.00, brooms, and curtains.
Later, people in the community and the complainant's family arrested Samuel and handed him over to the Police.
During interrogation, the accused admitted to the offence and was charged and sent to court for prosecution.
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