The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a 24-year-old small scale miner, Richard Arthur, aka Afianga to two years imprisonment for setting his stepfather's single room mud house worth GH¢20,000 on fire destroying other items amounting to GH¢50,000.
Arthur, charged with causing unlawful damage, pleaded guilty to the offence and begged the court for forgiveness.
Chief Superintendent of Police Alex Odonkor, prosecuting, told the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant, Kojo Donkor was a farmer, and stepfather of Arthur.
He said the complainant and Arthur were residents of Achiase near Aboso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality.
