Mawarko restaurant Supervisor sentenced to nine months in prison

Jihad Chaaban, a supervisor at Mawarko Restaurant has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for dipping the face of a worker, Ms Evelyn Boakye, into blended pepper.

The Abeka District Court gave him six months imprisonment for assault and nine months for causing harm. Both sentences are to run concurrently.

The Court found the accused guilty of unlawfully causing harm and assault; but found him not guilty of offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace.

The Court, presided over by Mrs Victoria Ghansah, said the prosecution had proven beyond every reasonable doubt that the accused committed the offence.

She said the sentence would serve as a deterrent to supervisors and employers who mistreated their subordinates.

The court further rejected the terms of settlement by the two parties presented by the Defence; stating the matter before the court was a criminal one and not a civil one.

Chaaban, on February 28, this year, allegedly grabbed the neck of Ms Boakye angrily and dipped her face into a full jar of blended pepper.

He reportedly accused her of fidgeting with the blender and working slowly. 

Ms Boakye was an employee at the Abelenkpe Branch of Marwako Restaurant.

Chaaban was charged with offensive conduct by calling the victim a prostitute and intentionally and unlawfully causing harm and assault.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Source: GNA