The 16-year-old son of Bishop Salifu Amoako has been convicted and sentenced to serve a six-month punishment at the Senior Correctional Center.
That was after the juvenile pleaded guilty to eight counts of manslaughter, negligently causing harm, dangerous driving, and driving without licence in court on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
The convict had earlier pleaded not guilty to eight counts – which comprised two counts of manslaughter, three counts of negligently causing harm, two counts of dangerous driving and a count of driving without a valid license.
The Juvenile Court in Accra presided over by Her Worship Bernice Mensimah Ackon convicted him on his own plea and sentenced him to six months.
The sentence is the highest punishment prescribed by the Juvenile Justice Act, for a juvenile offender for manslaughter.
As part of his sentencing, the court said he is to sign an undertaking not to drive until he turns 18 years as per the laws of Ghana.
Again, the juvenile is to report to Probation Officers periodically on every Friday and his punishment is to start immediately.
Meanwhile, his father Bishop Salifu Amoako and mother Mouha Amoako have both been fined 500 penalty units each which is equivalent to GH₵;6,000 each for failing to control their son.
The Court ordered Bishop Salifu Amoako to pay for the damages of properties destroyed including a light pole valued over GH₵;8,000.
The court has also ordered the parents sign an undertaking to be responsible for the proper upbringing of their son.
