A twenty-five year old third year chemistry student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been sentenced to 10 years in hard labour for robbing a fellow student.
Nana Yaw Kennedy Abrokwa was handed the sentence by the Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Mary Nsenkyire on Thursday.
He pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and was convicted on his own plea by the court.
Facts of the case
According to the facts of the case as was presented by Chief Inspector (C/Inspector) Felix Akowuah, both the complainant and convict were students of KNUST.
He said while the convict was studying chemistry, the complainant was pursuing a course in Law.
He said on March 19, 2016 between the hours of 6 and 6:30 am, the complainant, Miss Ruby Akua Bour-Donkor, a resident of Gaza Hostel on campus, was on her way to the gym at Ayeduase, close to the university.
