Domestic Violence Act bites
Gilbert Boyefio
An Nsuta Circuit Court Judge, His Honour Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo, has stated that “Women are not inferior beings to be abused at the whim, caprice and discretion of men, and the notion that a woman is inferior to a man is as anachronistic and archaic as the Dinosaur and anybody who believes same must necessarily be suffering from the most acute form of arrested development”.
The Judge made these remarks yesterday when he convicted Kwadwo Yamoah, alias FABULO, an officer of PROTOA under the domestic violence act and sentenced him to a fine of 40 penalty unit (GH¢ 480.00) or in default spend three months in prison in hard labour. The court also ordered him to pay the victim, Monica Dwomoh an amount of GH¢ 300.00.
Additionally, a prohibition order was imposed by the court. It was ordered that Yamoah is prohibited from physically assaulting or using physical force against Monica Dwomoh, threatening to abuse her, harassing her, entering her residence without her consent and emotionally, verbally or psychologically abusing her.
The prohibition order shall be valid for twelve months and if the order is contravened, Yamoah will spend six months in prison in hard labour.
The Judge Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo opined that Yamoah’s act was one calculated to cause maximum humiliation to his victim. According to the Judge, the accused’s plea of self defence cannot stand in the face of the excessive force he used in the circumstance.
Kwadwo Yamoah was charged with assault and a threat of death of Monica Dwomoh, his former lover.
The facts of the case as presented by Chief inspector M.I.K. Ameyaw to the court are that Kwadwo Yamoah and Monica Dwomoh are former lovers and have a child together. On January 1, 2009, Yamoah got furious when Monica took their child to church. Later on the same day Yamoah spotted Monica at the Mampong-Ashanti lorry station. He started shouting at her, and then insulted her before removing his slippers and hitting her in the face with it. Monica was eventually rescued by passers-by.
Yamoah was also charged with the offence of threat of death but Judge Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo held that the prosecution did not provide enough evidence to merit Yamoah’s conviction on that charge.
An Nsuta Circuit Court Judge, His Honour Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo, has stated that “Women are not inferior beings to be abused at the whim, caprice and discretion of men, and the notion that a woman is inferior to a man is as anachronistic and archaic as the Dinosaur and anybody who believes same must necessarily be suffering from the most acute form of arrested development”.
The Judge made these remarks yesterday when he convicted Kwadwo Yamoah, alias FABULO, an officer of PROTOA under the domestic violence act and sentenced him to a fine of 40 penalty unit (GH¢ 480.00) or in default spend three months in prison in hard labour. The court also ordered him to pay the victim, Monica Dwomoh an amount of GH¢ 300.00.
Additionally, a prohibition order was imposed by the court. It was ordered that Yamoah is prohibited from physically assaulting or using physical force against Monica Dwomoh, threatening to abuse her, harassing her, entering her residence without her consent and emotionally, verbally or psychologically abusing her.
The prohibition order shall be valid for twelve months and if the order is contravened, Yamoah will spend six months in prison in hard labour.
The Judge Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo opined that Yamoah’s act was one calculated to cause maximum humiliation to his victim. According to the Judge, the accused’s plea of self defence cannot stand in the face of the excessive force he used in the circumstance.
Kwadwo Yamoah was charged with assault and a threat of death of Monica Dwomoh, his former lover.
The facts of the case as presented by Chief inspector M.I.K. Ameyaw to the court are that Kwadwo Yamoah and Monica Dwomoh are former lovers and have a child together. On January 1, 2009, Yamoah got furious when Monica took their child to church. Later on the same day Yamoah spotted Monica at the Mampong-Ashanti lorry station. He started shouting at her, and then insulted her before removing his slippers and hitting her in the face with it. Monica was eventually rescued by passers-by.
Yamoah was also charged with the offence of threat of death but Judge Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo held that the prosecution did not provide enough evidence to merit Yamoah’s conviction on that charge.
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