Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing financial consultant

Kwaku Asamoah was remanded into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant. The Accra Circuit Court remanded Kwaku Asamoah, a 24-year-old labourer, into custody. He is accused of robbing the complainant of her handbag containing an iPhone 7 valued at GH¢1,800 and cash of GH¢27.

In his statement to the police on May 13, 2026, Asamoah admitted snatching the handbag but denied committing robbery. He also denied the robbery charge in court. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, said the complainant, Benedicta Okaikor Addy, resided at La Apapa in Accra, while Asamoah lived at Kasoa. The complainant was walking along the Soul Clinic stretch at Cantonments in Accra on May 13, 2026, at about 1600 hours when Asamoah allegedly emerged from a nearby bush and ordered her to surrender her handbag containing GH¢27 and the iPhone 7. The prosecution said 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 reportedly witnessed the incident from a distance, pursued, and apprehended him. 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.

The court remanded Asamoah into lawful custody to reappear on June 10, 2026.