From George Ernest Asare, Kumasi.
A KUMASI High Court, presided over by Justice Jacob Boom, has found a 37-year-old man guilty on a charge of attempted murder and has therefore convicted him to serve a 10- year jail term.
Ernest Owusu, alias Kodjoe Boye, shot and wounded his landlord at Dominase, near Bekwai in the Ashanti Region following a disagreement between them.
After the disagreement over a decision by the convict to move from the house on December 13, 2002, Owusu dashed into his room, picked a loaded gun and shot at the landlord, hitting him in the lower abdomen, causing him to bleed profusely.
Owusu also directed the gun at five other family members and shot at them before fleeing into a nearby bush to escape.
The landlord and his family were rushed to a hospital for medical care and a week later, Owusu was arrested to assist the police in their investigations.
A Senior State Attorney, Mr Richmond Osei-Hwere, who prosecuted, told the court that both the convict and the landlord resided at Dominase, near Bekwai.
According to him, on December 13, 2002, there was a disagreement between Owusu and the landlord over a decision by Owusu to quit from the house .
He said the disagreement generated into a quarrel, which later turned bloody.
He said police investigations led to Owusu’s arrest on December 20, 2002.
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