Student jailed 20 years for robbing nurse

 A 19-year-old student, who attacked and robbed a nurse of her handbag, and inflicted knife wounds on her, at Tikrom, near Ejisu, has been jailed 20 years by the Juaben Circuit Court.

Alex Donkor, accused, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided by Mr Yusif Osei Asibey.

 Police Inspector Jesse Ashiagmor told the court that the complainant was a nurse, who resided at Afrancho in Kumasi, while the convict lived at Tikrom.

 Prosecution said on May 13, this year, at about 7pm, the complainant, who went to Tikrom to visit her daughter, was attacked at knifepoint by the convict.

 Insp Ashiagmor   said accused took away victim’s handbag, containing mobile phones, cash and other valuables, and inflicted several knife wounds on the complainant, when she tried to resist the attack.

She said the complainant reported the matter to the Tikrom police where she was issued a medical report form to attend hospital.

According to prosecution, some neighbours in the community, who heard the alarm raised by the victim, arrested him in possession of the victim’s handbag

She said the neighbours took the convict to the hospital, where the complainant identified the handbag as hers, and the complainant as the one who robbed her. – GNA