A 37-year-old taxi driver, Kwadwo Owusu Appiah is serving four years imprisonment for not stealing the car he works with.
According to Kwadwo ‘s wife, Ayarkwa Juliet, her husband narrated that a passenger he picked bought a malt drink for him but it was reportedly laced with a substance that dazed him.
When he reportedly regained consciousness, the car had been stolen.
Though the car had a tracker installed in it, the owner of the car, Francis Attakora said he couldn’t trace the vehicle after several attempts because the thieves later on disconnected the car battery.
His statement which the police wrote on Kwadwo’s behalf, indicted him, and he further pleaded guilty when he was arraigned before court since he believes he was responsible for the vehicle’s safety.
On the same day of Kwadwo’s sentencing, the car owner discovered that the vehicle was seen around Weija which later ended up at a drinking spot at Madina when the tracking company drew his attention.
The car owner has retrieved his car and has since been apologetic as Kwadwo’s family seeks help to get him out of prison.
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