Carpenter in court for stealing

A carpenter who broke into the room of a car dealer and stole a flat screen Television set and a laptop at Ashongman has been put before an Accra Circuit Court.

Emmanuel K Mensah is alleged to have told a witness, who nabbed him after the stealing that, it was the complainant Mr Frank Kusi, who had asked him (accused) to come for the items.

He was charged with unlawful entry, causing damage and stealing, but Mensah denied the offence.

The Court presided over by Mr H. E. Essandoh has remanded him into lawful custody to re-appear on December 22.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Francis Tarsan told the court that the complainant, Mr Kusi resides at Ashongman whilst the accused resides at Aburi.

On December 3, this year, Mensah entered complainant’s premises in his absence and used a pinch bar and screw driver to break into Mr Kusi’s room and made away with the television set valued at GH¢3,648.00 and a laptop worth GH¢ 622.00.

As soon as Mensah brought the items out, a witness quizzed him on where he was sending the items.

Mensah told the witness that it was the complainant, who had asked him to come for the items. The witness who doubted Mensah’s claims then called the complainant on his phone.

Sensing danger, Mensah bolted and left behind the stolen items and his personal motor bike.

Chief Inspector Tarsan said Mensah later took cover in the area and then sent a school boy to bring him the motor bike parked in Mr Kusi's house.

The complainant, who had then returned home, accosted the school boy and he (school boy) took him to where the accused was hiding.

Mensah was nabbed by the Police and during interrogation, he demonstrated how he broke into the complainant’s room.