Two taxi drivers, Patrick Afful and Samuel Adams have been sentenced to 60 years by the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court for robbing and rapping a passenger at Kasoa Crispo City in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region.
The two culprits are aged 18 years and 19 years respectively were sentenced to 30 years imprisonment each.
According to the Police, the victim, whose name was withheld, boarded a taxi cab with the Registration Number GX 8171- 20 from Kasoa New Market Junction to Columba Road after closing from work.
Police sources says the driver and his friend failed to stop at the victim’s destination and sped off to the Buduburam stretch.
After the court sitting, Kasoa District Police Commander Chief, Superintendent Timothy Dassah, told Angel news reporter Opanyin Darko that , the two suspects striped the victim naked pulled out a knife on her, and each of them raped the victim.
They subsequently robbed her afterwards and took off, he added.
“The driver refused to stop at Star boy junction [where the lady ought to drop off] and started speeding. When the lady asked him and his friend where they were taking her to, they rolled up the glasses till they reached Crispo City”, he narrated.
“They pulled out a knife at the lady and rapped her after which they took her phone, purse and bag before bolting away”, Superintendent Dassah said.
Chief Superintendent Timothy Dassah also warned criminals in Kasoa to desist from such acts because the police is poised to deal with them appropriately.
“We are prepared to deal with anyone who is committing or intends to commit crimes and redeem the image of Kasoa”
The District Police Commander took the opportunity to advise passengers to study vehicles before boarding and if possible note the car numbers down for easy identification when the need arises.
