A 29-year-old electrician, Samuel Ledi, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Hohoe Circuit Court for stealing a woman’s hand­bag containing GH¢40,000.

A suspect, called Tsikata, is currently at large.

On July 17, 2024, Ledi, who appeared before the court, presided over by Mr. Michael Johnson Ab­bey, pleaded not guilty.

However, he was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment.

Chief Inspector Charles Aziati, prosecuting, informed the court that Ledi was a “known” offender, having previously committed a similar offense in 2024, by stealing a bag containing money and a phone, and he (Ledi) was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

Prosecution, therefore, urged the court to impose a severe pun­ishment.

Chief Insp Aziati said the complainant, in the latest case, is a fish trader at the Hohoe market, on May 22, 2023, report­ed to the police that a red bag, valued at GH¢200, and containing GH¢40,000, she placed under a table at the market got missing.

The prosecution said two sus­pects were arrested in connection with the missing bag.

Moreover, Chief Insp Aziati said during investigation, Ledi in­formed the police that Tsikata and another friend were responsible for the theft, and offered to assist in locating them in Ashaiman.