Freddie Botchway, 29 and unemployed, has allegedly swindle a widow off GH¢284,484.07 to buy a television set, iPhone, laptop and Apple watch.
He has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court in the sum of GH¢300,000.00 with three sureties, one to be justified, for allegedly fraudulent breach of trust.
The court further ordered the accused to deposit his passport with the Registry and report to the police, at least, once a week.
Botchway was arraigned on the charge on Monday, April 3, 2023, but pleaded not guilty.
The substance of the case, as presented by the prosecuting officer, DSP Evans Kesse, was that on August 15, 2021, the complainant in the case lost her husband, one Julian Botchway.
So the complainant, together with the accused, acquired a Letter of Administration from the Adentah Circuit Court on June 24, 2022, which was served on Fidelity Bank to get access to the deceased man’s account domiciled with the bank.
A joint bank account was opened for the complainant and accused person at the Dzorwulu branch of the bank with a cash deposit of GH¢284,484.07.
He said on December 14, 2022, the complainant received a call that the joint account had been emptied by the accused.
On March 5, 2023, the accused person was arrested, and during investigations admitted the offence.
The court was told that the accused informed the police that he transferred the money into his ABSA accounts and used it to purchase a Samsung TV set value at GH¢13,000.00, am Iphone 14 Pro Max value at GH¢13,000.00, Lenovo laptop value at GH¢8,500.00 and Apple watch also valued at GH¢15,000.00.
The police retrieved the items from accused person and has kept them for evidential purpose.
