Kasoa 10-Year-Old Killers Cannot Be Jailed More Than 5 Years - Ghana Police States

Kasoa 10-Year-Old Killers Cannot Be Jailed More Than 5 Years - Ghana Police States

From the very sad day that the 10-year-old resident of Kasoa, Ishmael Mensah, was killed by two co-teenage residents Felix and Nicholas for money rituals, almost every Ghanaian has been calling for a very  tough punishment for these two culprits. But it seems what the sympathizers of Ishmael are seeking is unachievable according to the Ghana Police Service.   

In the early hours of today, Friday 9th April, 2021, the Central regional police command disclosed that the two culprits are juveniles and so might not be sentenced to more than 5 years in prison as demanded by most of Ghanaians.

In an interview with Kumasi based Hello Fm monitored closely by Phelad Media Gh, the PRO of the Central Regional Police Command, DSP Irene Oppong, had this to say:

“In the case of a juvenile, the sentence can’t exceed five years. In some instances, they can be sentenced for only three years and that depends on the discretion of the judge”

“As we speak, there is no documentary evidence to prove whether their ages are 16 or 17. Therefore we are looking forward to getting their weighing cards or birth certificates. In case we do not get any of these, then the police investigator will have to them to an expert to determine their ages"

Meanwhile, Mr Frank Mensah Abdallah, who is the father to the victim has vowed to avenge his son's death should the court fail to sentence the culprits to life imprisonment.