FAISAL IBRAHIM @ LEBEZEBE V. THE REPUBLIC

JUDGMENT

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A.

1. This is a criminal appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi dated 30^th July 2015. The facts ascertained from the Record of Appeal are that the complainants in the case, two in number are students who reside at Ahinsan Estates, a suburb of Kumasi. The 1^st accused, who is the appellant herein, is a driver, the 2^nd accused a driver’s mate, the 3^rd accused a fitter while the 4^th accused is an auto mechanic. There were 5^th and 6^th accused who were at large during the trial and have since remained at large. On 4^th May 2011, at about 8:30pm, the 1^st complainant drove his brother’s Navara Pick up vehicle with Registration No. ER 7744 -10 from his house at Ahinsan Estates to a shop located in the same area to purchase credit for his phone. The said shop was being manned by the 2^nd complainant. Whilst at the shop all the accused persons “vigorously” attacked the complainants in a bid to rob them. The accused persons pinned them down to the gr…