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Teenage mother to serve jail-term for stealing

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  • OSABERIMA 8 years ago

    Cant she do communal service instead of jail time? She has a 2 yr old kid. These corrupt politicians are running around free

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 8 years ago

    Yes, you are right. Our courts know nothing about community service. She should be punished but not when people like Wayome are still enjoying.

  • KK 8 years ago

    disgraceful

  • Abrewa Duku Kaayire 8 years ago

    why can't the judge consider 2 years old child and spare the mother jail term. where is the child's father?

  • THILAK ,SRI LANKA 8 years ago

    Sorry for that poor lady, she steal for buying her daughter to clothes.
    we are very sad for that low.

  • Kofi Kumi 8 years ago

    Your reporters should go to school to learn proper punctuation. Far too many misuse of commas.

  • hcab 8 years ago

    kofi kumi the book worm. what about this: kofi kumi, is on this way, to school,pls help me to punctuat them.

  • Maria 8 years ago

    Oh no. Have mercy on her.

  • yensiamoa 8 years ago

    Judges and magistrates in Ghana are out of touch. Community Service is the best punishment for the girl. Millions of Cedis are being siphoned by these judges and magistrates, and have the courage to sentence this poor girl to ...
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  • kojo, china 8 years ago

    all these are as a results of poor parenting. people just giving birth at every sex, .. 18 yrs she's supposed to be graduating from high sch or entering college how come she has a two yr old kid? became pregnant at 16 yrs? wa ...
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  • THE VOICE 8 years ago

    don't blame the gal blame the worthless leaders in Ghana who are stealing wt both hands.Buying hotels in Dubai,buying factories in Freetown,Monrovia,Kenya and South Africa.Why NOT just develop ur own
    country and help ur citi ...
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  • BT 8 years ago

    In default she will spend 9months in jail. Laughable Woyome defaulted and what happened to him. Are the laws made for only the vulnerable in society. You read some of these stupid judgements and it is like our Judges are not ...
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  • ALAKPATO paa thomas. 8 years ago

    If really what u re saying is true God will reward u abundantly for that, but make sure u will not send the money to a wrong person, just make sure u will do video call and let the one responsible to receive the money go to t ...
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  • MAXI 8 years ago

    This i always say fine she has stolen =, but what about those who steal huge some one national Money, it because some of us are not politicatical afiliated, am dem sad about this issue now we have some People above the law ...
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  • king james 8 years ago

    What is happening in Ghana. one mobile phone equal to 9 months, whilst 51million gh cedis equal to freedom aba ghana. just unbelievable.

  • israel 8 years ago

    shame unto that Judge . Revise your principles well

  • Last warrior 8 years ago

    Thank you and GOD BLESS you and your family

  • THILAK ,SRI LANKA 8 years ago

    IT IS VERY SAD NEWS ABOUT POOR LADY .SHE STEAL THAT FOR BUYING CLOTHES FOR HER ONLY DAUGHTER .SO SORRY FOR HER.

  • Mac 8 years ago

    Unfair to the young child as it would have been better to give a non custodial sentence. Whats the purpose of the media houses in Ghana?

  • SUZUTA 8 years ago

    The behaviour of the convict depicts that she was a habitual thief,and the jurdge considered her for having a child.

  • Dodzi A. 8 years ago

    Fellow Ghanaians. I am irritated by this news and I can understand from the comments that you all are unhappy too. Together we can stop this unnecessary jail term. If 20 people can contribute Ghc50.00 We can raise Ghc1,000.00 ...
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