A 19-year-old man, Ahmed Mustapha, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery and causing harm at Asabi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command said Mustapha was arrested on July 21, 2026, by the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol Team after a 25-year-old man was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi.

According to the police, the suspect attempted to escape and hide in an uncompleted building when officers arrived at the scene but was pursued and arrested.

A mobile phone belonging to the victim and a cutlass believed to have been used in the attack were retrieved from the suspect.

The victim sustained cutlass wounds to his forehead, neck and left hand and was conveyed to the KNUST Hospital for treatment. He later regained consciousness and was reported to be in stable condition.

Mustapha was arraigned before the Asokwa Circuit Court Two on July 27, 2026, on charges of robbery and causing harm. He pleaded guilty to both charges and was remanded into police custody.

On August 10, 2026, he was brought before the same court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, and was convicted and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour.

He has since been conveyed to the Kumasi Central Prisons to begin serving his sentence.