Kwabena Asomani, 35, an ex-convict was on Tuesday sentenced to two years imprisonment in hard labour by the Mpraeso Circuit Court presided over by Mr. Alex Owusu Ofori for stealing.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful entry and stealing.
The prosecutor, Police Detective Inspector Christian Apronti, told the court that, the complainant and the convict live at Kwawu Nsabaah near Nkawkaw.
He said the complainant owns a kiosk behind his house and sells provisions and other items.
According to the prosecutor, at about 0130 hours on February 10, the complainant and the witness in the case heard an unusual barking of their dog and got up to find out what was happening.
When they got to the kiosk, they realized that the three padlocks on it had been forced opened.
Asomani, who was by then in the kiosk, took to his heels when he saw the complainant and the witness approaching but was given a hot chase.
The prosecutor said Asomani was later arrested and when a search was conducted on him, three tins of tomato puree and three padlocks were found in on him and he was sent to the Nkawkaw Police station where he admitted the offence during interrogation and was charged to appear before the court.