SOLOMON NANA ACHEAMPONG vs. THE REPUBLIC

On Friday 26 July 2019, I dismissed this criminal appeal and reserved my reasons for today, which are as follows. This appeal was filed by appellant through his counsel against the decision of the Circuit Court, Ashaiman dated 20 March 2019 that convicted appellant to “18 months IHL and 70 penalty units” on charges of threat of death, and assault, contrary to section 75, and section 84 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) respectively. The complainant in this case is the wife of the accused person. They live with their two children at Bediako near Michel Camp. Three years prior to the incident, the couple have not been in good relationship and that the couple live in separate rooms. The appellant was seen by one of his littles children to have sprinkled some black substances into the complainant’s room. At the first instance, uncertain who might have done it, complainant swept the substance out of the room. At the second instance, the little boy who saw appellant in t...