Enchi: Six sentenced to 40 day imprisonment plus GH1.2K fine,for lashing man with indecent haircut

The Magistrate court in Enchi of the Aowin Municipal have sentence six persons to forty days imprisonment plus a GH1,200 fine each, and in default of the payment, serve an additional 90 days imprisonment, after being convicted of assaulting a 27 year old man.

The victim, Stephen Koomson was flogged by these convicts; Bullu Adjei, Afred  Obboye, Kwasi Kah, Stephen Tando, David Amankwah and Nana Adu, for wearing an “indecent” hair cut in the township.

His Worship Erix Baah Boateng who presided over the matter, has also ordered the payment in terms of compensation, a sum of GH1,000 by the convicted six, to the victim [Stephen Koomson].

Credit: Bona Isaac