JUDGEMENT
IRENE C DANQUAH JA
The facts of the case are that the Appellant, Kweku Attia alias Killer was arrested and charged with the offence of Robbery and Causing Harm before the High Court, Mampong-Ashanti. The facts of the case presented to the High Court were that on 6th May 2009 the accused person and others at large, armed with rifles went to the house of one Samuel Frimpong at H/No.32 Blk K Fawoade, at about 1.00am. Mr. Frimpong in a bid to scare off the accused person and his colleague robbers fired a warning shot.
The robbers returned fire and captured two of his children whose rooms were located at the entrance of the house. The robbers fired through the bedroom door and succeeded in firing it open. Sensing danger, Mr. Samuel Frimpong retreated from the bedroom to the toilet and closed the door. The robbers threatened to kill the children if he failed to emerge voluntarily from the toilet which compelled him to come out. The robbers told him to lie on his bed and threatened to…