A 31-year-old painter, Fia Foli Philip, has been fined GH¢1,200 by the Hohoe Magistrate Court for verbally abusing his neighbour by calling her a witch and making other defamatory remarks.
The court, presided over by Joseph Y.
Kunsong, also ordered the convict to pay GH¢5,000 as compensation to the complainant and directed that he must never refer to her as a witch again.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Charles Aziati urged the court to impose a severe punishment on the accused to serve as a deterrent to others, particularly those who target elderly women with witchcraft allegations.
