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Police personnel from the Legal Department of the Eastern Central Command, who were on a sensitization tour, intervened at the scene, rescuing Appiah and arresting Agbeshie. The victim suffered injuries from the attack and required medical treatment at both the Kasoa Polyclinic and the Catholic and San Gregorio Hospital.
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that during the court proceedings, Agbeshie pleaded guilty to charges of assault, causing harm, publishing false news and misleading a public official. Defense lawyer Francis Gasu prayed for mitigation on Agbeshie’s behalf.
The court, presided over by Mrs Naomi AA Kuntour, sentenced Agbeshie to various sentences. For the assault charge, she was fined GHC2,400, with the default option of serving four months in prison. Additionally, she received an eight-month prison sentence for causing harm.
On charges of publishing false news and misleading a public official, Agbeshie was fined GHC1,200 each, with a default option of three months imprisonment for each charge. These sentences must be executed simultaneously.
Additionally, Agbeshie was ordered to sign a 12-month good behavior bond upon release from prison. He was also ordered to cover all medical expenses incurred by Appiah and compensate him with GHC4,800.
Despite Agbeshie’s claims, a medical examination by Dr. Bediako confirmed that his penis was “stable, normal and intact” contradicting his accusations.
The prosecution, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police and Chief Inspector Bernice Wei Kpuusuu, presented a comprehensive case detailing the events leading up to the assault and rebutting Agbeshie’s claims about his genitals.
Appiah was a vocational teacher at the Ghana International Senior Secondary School in Dodowa, but resided in Kwashieman, all in the Greater Accra Region. He had visited his relatives in Kasoa when he was a victim of the unfortunate attack.
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