A 25-year old unemployed lady who threw a broken wine glass at his boyfriend’s left rib during a misunderstanding over another woman has been ordered to stay 100 meters away from him.
She will in default of the order go to jail for 12 months.
Bilasssa Mansah is also said to have pulled a cutlass on the complainant, destroyed his door and centre table and poured water into rice and stew prepared by the complainant.
Passing the sentence, an Accra Circuit Court further ordered her to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for 24 months or in default serve six months imprisonment.
Mansah charged with causing harm pleaded guilty, saying that she did not know what came over her.
According to her, their relationship was not over.
The trial judge, Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku on December 29, convicted her but deferred Mansah’s sentence to today.
On her return from Police cells, Mansah who was unwell told the court that she felt uncomfortable in cells adding that she collapsed whiles in lawful custody.
The trial judge then told her that next time if she repeats her bad conduct, she (Mansah) would go to jail for a long time.
Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Agnes Boafo said the complainant Stephen Nsoh is self-employed residing at Adenta- Frafraha, Accra whiles Mansah also resides in the same vicinity.
ASP Boafo said during early part of December, this year, the complainant and Mansah entered into a relationship.
However during the course of relationship, a misunderstanding ensued between them and they separated for a while.
ASP Boafo said December 20, this year, at about 0800 hours, Mansah went to the complainant‘s house to demand for her wine glass and met another lady with him.
Prosecution said Mansah got angry and when he complainant presented the wine glass to her she refused to leave.
Mansah then informed the complainant that she was pregnant and he should give her some money to seek medical care but the complainant who knew that she (accused) was undergoing a family planning regime neglected the comments about pregnancy
Prosecution said the complainant’s behaviour infuriated the accused who caused damage to the complainant’s centre table and poured water into his rice and stew which was on fire.
According to prosecution, a co-tenant in the case separated the accused and the complainant.
The co-tenant advised Mansah to leave but she pulled out a cutlass and dared the complainant to come out.
Mansah further destroyed the complainant’s trap door with the cutlass.
When the co-tenant succeeded in collecting the cutlass from Mansah, the complainant came out of the room to pick up a metal bucket.
Prosecution said Mansah collected the bucket and attempted to hit the complainant’s head with the bucket. The complainant however held the bucket and the edge of the bucket cut the complainant’s left thumb.
Whiles the complainant was bleeding, Mansah picked up the broken wine glass and threw it at the complainant’s left rib.
The incident was reported to the Police and complainant was given a medical report form to seek medical attention.
Prosecution said the complainant was rushed to the Pantang Hospital but due to the seriousness of his condition and he was transferred to the Legon Government Hospital where he was operated upon and discharged on December 26, this year
Source: GNA
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This Judge is trying. Keep it up Madam Judge. Ghanaian Judges should begin giving western judgement and stop those old fashion sentences. Though 100 meters is quite not enough distance to curb chaos but all the same it is a good signal in our Judicial service.
This woman is a real danger and must have been given a minimum of one month jail time to sober her up, punish her and deter her from further and future violent conduct. The judge failed to protect society by this ruling which only bonds her to be of good behaviour. As it is, she will only go back to ambush this chap and attack him violently again. Mark my word. Thet I and punisje
@YAW I AM SORRY FOR YOUR HEART BREAK BUT UNFORTUNATELY ITS GOING TO GET WORSE. SO FAR AS CHURCH LEADERS HAVE INSATIABLE THIRST FOR WEALTH AND FAME AND DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE FLOCK IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE. THEIR SPACE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY SILLY IDEOLOGIES AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING BY THEIR ABANDONMENT OF FAITH. MY SISTERS SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL OF THE IDEOLOGIES ON THE OFFER THERE. I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES THAT DUE TO THE WESTERN SOCIETY WE ARE IMPORTING, THEIR GLORY IS BEING OFFERED ON A SILVER PLATTER. IT IS HAPPENING IN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES ALREADY AS THIS DAY, WOMEN HAVE TURNED POACHERS. MEN HAVE FLATLY REFUSED TO MARRY AS IT IS SEEN THAT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN HAVE BECOME A NASTY VITRIOL AND HATRED AGAINST MEN. WOMEN HAVE BEEN ABANDONED SO THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAN TO OFFER THEMSELVES AT A DISCOUNT. WE CAN BEHAVE LIKE OSTRICHES BUT THIS PHENOMENON IS RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES. THE WOMAN IS NOT SENT TO JAIL BECAUSE SHE IS JUST A FEMALE AS @OFOSU RIGHTLY POSTED. THAT CONSOLIDATES MY POINT THAT MEN DON'T WANT MUCH TO DO WITH WOMEN ANYMORE BECAUSE THEIR ACTIONS BEAR NO CONSEQUENCES. WHY SHOULD MEN BOTHER?
When God has asked man to desist from fornication, we do the exact opposite in the name of modernization. We have pushed God out of our lives and that is the consequence. You meet a lady in early December and look at what is happening by 20th December. She could have killed you. The lady too meets a man and rushes to bed with him. After using her, the man throws her away and goes in for another lady. Women have become just commodities who can be traded just like that. They both deserve the fruits of their labour. I want to use this platform to urge every reader here to put Christ in the centre of our lives because He is the answer to the woes of our so-called modern society.
If a man had done half of what this woman did, she would have been in jail and slapped with a hefty fine in addition. Women get away with everything these days. Men must protect ourselves as the law and system wont.