Mechanic arraigned for causing harm

A mechanic, Moro Mohammed, on Wednesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of conspiracy to commit crime, carrying offensive weapons and causing harm to one Yussif Hamadu.
Mohammed, who had in his possession a cutlass, is said to have conspired with four others, now at large, on March 25 to cause harm to Yusif.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges but was remanded by the court, presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh, despite an application for bail by his counsel.

The court adjourned the case to April 12 to rule on the bail application.

Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Kwabena Adu told the court that the complainant, Hamadu, is a trader while Mohammed is a mechanic and they both lived at Ablekuma Borkorborkor.

He said the complainant’s brother and the accused person’s brother fought and stabbed each other. After their separation, they both reported the case to the police and were all issued with medical forms to go to the hospital for treatment.

The prosecution said later Mohammed organised some boys and attacked the complainant with cutlasses and other offensive weapons.

During the attack, the accused person and his accomplices inflicted cutlass wounds on the complainant. The complainant reported the case to the police and Mhammed was arrested.

Police Chief Inspector Adu said Moro admitted the offence in his caution statement and mentioned his accomplices as Razak, Emma, Kwesi and Abu but failed to assist the police to arrest them to assist in investigations.