Accra: An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 24-year-old labourer into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant. Kwaku Asamoah is accused of robbing the complainant of her handbag containing an iPhone 7 valued at GHC1,800 and cash of GHC27.00.
According to Ghana News Agency, Asamoah admitted to snatching the handbag in his statement to the police on May 13, 2026, but denied committing robbery. He also denied the robbery charge when he appeared in court. The court has remanded him into lawful custody to reappear on June 10, 2026.
Prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, stated that the complainant, Benedicta Okaikor Addy, resided at La Apapa in Accra, while Asamoah lived at Kasoa. On May 13, 2026, at about 1600 hours, the complainant was walking along the Soul Clinic stretch at Cantonments in Accra when Asamoah allegedly emerged from a nearby bush and ordered her to surrender her handbag containing GHC27.00 and the iPhone 7.
The prosecution explained that Asamoah grabbed the handbag, but the complainant resisted. The court heard that Asamoah allegedly struck the complainant with a hefty blow, succeeded in snatching the handbag, and fled the scene. A passerby who reportedly witnessed the incident from a distance pursued and apprehended him. The prosecution said Asamoah and the handbag were subsequently handed over to the police. In his caution statement, Asamoah admitted snatching the bag but denied the robbery allegation.