Court moves judgement in Marwako case to August 2
The Abeka District Court has adjourned judgement in the Mawarko pepper case to August 2, 2017 after lawyer for Jihad Chaaban, the accused, told the court his client had reached terms of settlement with the victim, Evelyn Boakye.
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The court had set today, July 26, 2017 to give its judgement on the case but based on the new development, the presiding magistrate Ms Victoria Guansah said she would study the terms of settlement before coming out with the judgement.
She, however, said the terms of settlement, which has not been revealed, does not affect the criminal aspect of the case because the victim after giving her evidence becomes only an interested party in the case.
Chaaban has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault, causing harm and offensive conduct for allegedly dipping the face of Evelyn inside in pepper.
Prosecution case
On February 26, 2017, the prosecution said Evelyn, who works in the rice department, was instructed to assist in the vegetable department by blending fresh pepper.
As she was performing the task, Chaaban entered the room with rage and shouted at Evelyn, demanding to know who gave her the authority to use the blender.
“Chaaban became offended, started insulting Evelyn and called her a prostitute. Not satisfied, he held her head and forced it into the blended pepper, which splashed into her face and eyes,” it said.
Evelyn, he said, became helpless and was assisted by some other workers of the restaurant to go home.
The prosecutoion said on February 28, the condition of Evelyn deteriorated and she reported the matter to the Tesano Police Command.
