Takoradi, Nov. 25, GNA - A Takoradi Circuit court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old driver's mate, Francis Essuman, to three years imprisonment in hard labour, for a stealing mobile phone.

The convict was sentenced upon his own plea of guilty to stealing. Prosecuting, Sergeant Seth Ahelegbe told the court, presided over by= Mr Charles Bamford Nimako that, on November 19, this year, the complainant, Samy Afari, who resides at Assakae, was charging his mobile in his room a= nd went to bed. The prosecutor said the complainant woke up the next day only to det= ect that his mobile phone had been stolen and started his own investigation i= n search of the thief.

Sgt Ahelegbe said the complainant had information that Essuman was t= he one who stole the phone and he confronted the convict. The convict confessed stealing the phone and a report was made to th= e Kwesimintsim police station for his arrest. Sgt Ahelegbe said the convict admitted in his caution statement that= he stole the phone and sold it to one Wala at Kwesimintsim. However, the pol= ice could not trace Wala and the convict was arraigned before the court and charged with the offence.