68–year-old man, Kwame Tsoafonanyo, has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for manslaughter in exhausting labour beneath Part 239 of Act 30 by the Accra Excessive Court docket (Legal Division 3) on March 12, 2025.
This was after he pleaded responsible to the cost of manslaughter, having spent nearly seven years in jail custody.
Tsoafonanyo was initially charged with homicide by the Office of the Legal professional Basic and Ministry of Justice in 2018, for capturing to dying, Dzifa Wuame Sabu at a drinks and bar spot situated at Bawaleshie pipeline, a suburb of Dodowa in Accra.
He was subsequently admitted to bail on October 10, 2023, however was unable to fulfill the bail conditions and continued to stay on remand.
On February 25, 2025 when the convict appeared once more, his counsel, Jeffrey Abbey Adamson, of the Authorized Support informed the courtroom his consumer had determined to alter his plea from responsible of homicide to manslaughter in pursuant to Part 239 of Act 30.
The path Choose, after having happy herself that each one necessary processes had been fulfilled, permitted the accused particular person to retake his plea in accordance with the regulation.
The accused was convicted on his personal plea after which sentence was handed.
In passing sentence, Justice Mary M.E Yanzuh, Presiding Choose, mentioned she took into consideration the plea of mitigation argued by counsel for the accused, amongst others.
She additionally took into consideration of the truth that the convict didn’t waste the courtroom’s time.
“I’ve taken into take into accountation the truth that the accused particular person is a primary time offender, that’s he isn’t recognized to the regulation, the accused particular person has additionally pleaded responsible simpliciter and never taken the courtroom via a full trial,” Justice Yanzuh added
Justice Yanzuh additionally indicated that she thought-about the interval the convict spent in custody, and the truth that he had proven regret.
BY CLIFF EKUFUL
