Fatawu Amponsah, a 25-year-old Level 200 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student and driver’s mate, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to robbing a hairdresser apprentice at knifepoint.
The Akropong Circuit Court, presided by Her Honour Gloria Mensah Bonsu, convicted Amponsah on July 9, 2025.
Prosecutor Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu detailed that on June 16 at 2:30 a.m., Amponsah trailed victim Juliet Nyarko along a dark road in Abuakwa, demanded her iPhone 11 (valued at GH¢3,000), then beat and overpowered her with a kitchen knife when she resisted. Residents apprehended him after Nyarko’s cries alerted them.
The ruling brings relief to a community alarmed by rising street crimes. Amponsah’s swift prosecution underscores judicial responsiveness to violent offenses.
