[2018]DLHC17230 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">FUSEINI MUMUNI GARIBA @ BURGAR, AWUDU MUMUNI @ BABA AYITEY AND CHARLES AGYEMAN @ NANA YAW<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. CR/66/2018 DATE: 18<sup>TH</sup> DECEMBER 2018</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ANDREW K. VORTIA ESQ., FOR THE APPELLANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE CHARLES EDWARD EKOW BAIDEN</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Victims, Donnini Lorenzo, Rossono Lunghi and Poala Badalass; who was aged 49 but now deceased, were Italian tourists, business persons and members of the Herbalist<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Company<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>back<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>Italy.<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>They<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>arrived<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>country<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>16<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>April,<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>2012<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>train and explore distributors for their products. They were initially residing at Ashiaman near Bamboo Sticks Restaurant until Sunday 17<sup>th</sup> June, 2012 when they moved into their residence at Teshie Malik. On 18<sup>th</sup> June, 2012, at about 12:00 mid-night, the Victims and a Ghanaian lady friend, Angela Addico arrived at the entrance of their house<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>Osu.<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>Their<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span>VW<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>Passat<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>Saloon<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>car<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>registration<span style="letter-spacing: .85pt"> </span>number<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>GT-6997-<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">10;</span> was<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>driven<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Donnini<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Lorenzo.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Whilst<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>entrance,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Accused<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>persons<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>had trailed<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Victims<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>coffee<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>ice<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>cream<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>shop<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>Osu,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>taxi<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>cab,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>suddenly attacked the Victims at gun point. After severely beating them, the Accused persons made away with their bag containing their travelling documents, one laptop, four mobile<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>phones<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>cash<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>amount<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>GHC695.00<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>1,000<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Euros.<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Accused<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>persons also<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>opened<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>boot<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>vehicle<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>took<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>away<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>provisions<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Victims had<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>bought<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </s