- In a stunning turn of events, John Alister, the house help accused of brutally ending the life of his mistress in the peaceful town of Sokoban, Kumasi, has now faced the consequence of his actions.
- He has been handed a severe punishment of two decades behind bars for committing an entirely separate crime, that of theft. Alister was initially found guilty of two counts of stealing earlier this week, but his sentencing was deferred to today (6 October). He will serve the 20-year jail sentence concurrently.
- By classifying Alister’s case as premeditated, the court presided over by Vida Achiaa Yeboah took judicial note of the recent surge of crime committed by a group of young people. The defendant’s conviction following his own plea was another factor taken into account by the judge.
- As a result, she gave him a 20-year sentence for the first count of stealing a GHC 4,000 mobile phone as well as a 20-year term for the second count of stealing GHC 167,666 that he took from the complainant’s bank account via a mobile app.
- Immediately following the court’s decision, Alister sobbed as he pleaded the court for mercy. However, the court turned it down.
- On October 17, 2023, Alister is scheduled to appear in court again to answer a preliminary accusation of murder stemming from an alleged stabbing death of Madam Stella Osei, his boss.
