FARMER, 23, TO DIE BY HANGING (BACK PAGE)

THE High Court in Ho has sentenced a 23-year-old farmer to death by hanging for murder.
The convict, Mpareba Tinjoe from Saboba near Yendi, was convicted by the court presided over by Mr Justice Kofi Essel-Mensah after a seven-member jury had found him guilty on four counts of murder.
He was convicted for the murder of Kabana Ahiaku, Santo Kamasa, Voegborlo Gbese and Agama Hator whom he shot dead following a dispute.
Presenting the facts of the case, the Chief State Attorney for the Volta Region, Mrs Felicia Otchere-Darko, said on July 11, 2004 a younger brother of one of the victims drove a herd of cattle through the farm of the accused despite his protest.
She said a confrontation ensued, leading to the seizure of a cutlass belonging to Tinjoe.
She said filled with anger, the convict later laid ambush for the deceased persons and shot them with a single barrel gun.
The matter was reported to the police at Dambai leading to the arrest of the accused.