REPUBLIC VRS ABEL (D3/001/2024) [2023] GHACC 653 (8 November 2023)

The accused pleaded guilty to both counts. The court considered the vulnerability of the victims, the position of trust, the absence of previous convictions, and genuine remorse, and imposed a fine with compensation and protection orders.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 653
Parties: Prosecutor: The Republic; Accused: Francis Kweku Abel; Complainant: Gladys Ankrah
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 8 November 2023
Case Number: D3/001/2024
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Conviction and Sentencing
Outcome: convicted on plea of guilty; sentenced to fine or imprisonment in default; protection and compensation orders issued
Legal Topics: Threat of Harm, Domestic Violence, Economic Abuse, Sentencing
Source Language: English

Criminal Law Family Law Threat of Harm Domestic Violence Economic Abuse Sentencing

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecutor

Francis Kweku Abel

Accused

Gladys Ankrah

Complainant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Conviction and Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Whether the accused threatened harm contrary to section 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)
2 Whether the accused engaged in domestic violence to wit: economic abuse contrary to section 1(b)(iii) and 3(2) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732)

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

convicted on plea of guilty; sentenced to fine or imprisonment in default; protection and compensation orders issued

Orders

Accused to pay a fine of 420 penalty units or serve one month in prison for both counts, sentences to run concurrently.
Accused to compensate complainant 420 penalty units, recoverable in Civil Court.