The Berekum Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old resident of Dwenem in Jaman South Municipality, Gideon Asuako, to seven years imprisonment for stealing.
Gideon and an accomplice stole a portion of an artificial grass meant for the construction of a sports field at Faaman in the Municipality.
He was however arrested on July 4, 2022, at his hideout to assist with police investigations into the missing items.
He was slapped with three counts of unlawful entry, unlawful damage, and stealing before the Berekum Circuit Court.
He pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced on his own plea.
The court presided over by His Lordship Osei Kofi Amoako, sentence him to seven years with hard labor.
The judge has also issued a bench warrant for Gideon Asuako’s accomplice, one Stephen, a student of the University of Education, Winneba who is also a relative to the convict.
