Jealous boyfriend jailed for attacking suspected rival
A 26-year-old labourer, Kelvin Sevor, has been sentenced to 6 months in jail by the Accra Circuit Court docket after he did not pay a complete of GH¢6,600 in penalties and compensation for inflicting hurt to a person he suspected of getting an affair together with his girlfriend.
Sevor, who resides at Mango Road, Kotobabi, was discovered responsible of inflicting hurt to Isaac Bortey, a dealer on the Texpo Market on Spintex Street, in an unprovoked machete assault.
The court docket, presided over by Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, initially remanded Sevor into police custody on Might 15, 2025, after he pleaded responsible to the offence. His conviction and sentencing had been deferred till June 6, 2025.
Delivering judgment, the court docket convicted Sevor based mostly on his personal plea and sentenced him to a high quality of 300 penalty models—equal to GH¢3,600—or in default, six months in jail. As well as, he was ordered to pay GH¢3,000 in compensation to the sufferer to cowl medical bills. Having failed to satisfy these monetary obligations, Sevor is now serving the custodial sentence.
Based on ,Chief Inspector Daniel Appiah–Ofori, the offence occurred on March 4, 2025, at Baatsonaa within the Better Accra Area. A day earlier, the complainant, Isaac Bortey, had acquired threatening messages from Sevor, who accused him of getting a relationship together with his girlfriend, recognized solely as Sylvia.
The next morning, whereas Bortey was engaged in a dialog with one other particular person, Sevor reportedly approached from behind and attacked him with a machete, inflicting critical wounds to his left stomach and proper arm. The incident, which occurred within the presence of eyewitnesses, was unprovoked.
Bortey, bleeding closely, managed to report the matter to the police. He was issued a medical type and sought remedy whereas police launched a manhunt for Sevor, finally arresting him at a hideout. Investigators later retrieved the weapon used within the assault from the scene and documented Bortey’s accidents with photographic proof.
Sevor was charged below Part 69 of the Legal Code, 1960 (Act 29), for inflicting hurt, and subsequently introduced earlier than the court docket for prosecution.
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