The Accra Circuit Court has remanded a husband and wife, Vera Nartey, also known as Akosua Kyerewah, and Nosah Ekhator, into lawfully custody to await sentencing.
The court, presided over by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, remanded the married couple after having found them guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime, and defrauding by false pretences.
The duo are residents of East Legon and were into business.
They were found guilty of defrauding an Adenta based businessman, Godwin Kwame Avadu Donkor, off US$290,000.00 under the false pretence of selling the latter landed property.
Mr. Acquah deferred the couple’s sentence to October 2.
Vera and her husband have been on GH¢1.5 million bail each with three sureties, one of who to be justified and the others civil servants earning not less than GH¢2,000.00 each.
They were granted bail on October 14, after having pleases not guilty to the charges.
Brief facts
The court was told by Chief Inspector Daniel Danku that on or before January 2022, Mr. Donkor, the complainant, needed a house to buy for his family and got in contact with the couple.
The convicts told the complainant that, they had a four-bedroom storey building at East Legon, being offered for sale at US$290,000.00.
Within the same period, the convicts took the complainant to East Legon and showed him the apartment which they were offering for sale.
The complainant, after inspection the building, became interested and bargain with the convicts.
On January 28, 2022, the complainant paid an amount of GH¢1,663,200.00 to the convicts.
Meanwhile, after the payment, the convicts failed to carry out their promise and re-sold the same apartment to one Emmanuel.
The complainant became alarmed and on October 2, 2022, reported the matter to the police for investigation.
On October 3, 2022, the convicts were arrested and on caution, they both admitted receiving GH¢1,663,200.00 from the complainant.
The convicts promised to refund the complainant’s money to him, but failed.
