GODWIN BOTER AND MUSTAPHA ABDULAI vs. THE REPUBLIC

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A 1. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi sitting in its appellate capacity dated 30th July, 2014. The facts leading to this appeal are that the complainant in the case, one George Arkon, who is a shoe seller stays at Breman while A1 and A2 the appellants herein are both auto mechanics and stay at Breman and Tarkwa Markro respectively. A third suspect in the case known as Kowah is at large. On 2/12/12 about 4:00am, the Complainant went to the Breman lorry station to board a vehicle to Kejetia. Whilst the complainant was standing there he saw the appellants and the third suspect approaching him with a knife and clubs. The complainant on seeing them took to his heels but he was chased by the appellants and the third suspect who got a hold of him. The complainant was then stabbed with a knife beside the left armpit by one of them whom he could not identify among the three. The three then forcibly took from the complainant a cash am...