Two women, Afia Asantewaa and Akua Agyeiwaa, who constructed deep unprotected trenches as cesspit behind their bath houses at Dormaa Ahenkro have been convicted by the Dormaa Circuit Court for exposing fellow residents to danger.
Both offenders pleaded guilty and were convicted on their own plea to pay a total fine of GHC 156.00
A principal environmental health officer at Dormaa Municipal Assembly, Mr. Bukari Alhassan, told the court presided by Mr. Alexander Osei Tutu, that Asantewaa was a chop-bar operator who had the trench dug in a public walkway.
Mr. Alhassan said Asantewaa refused to cover the trench even though environmental officers had asked her on several occasions to do so.
He said when the officers later went to arrest her, one of her labourers called Kwame ordered them to leave the premises or be forced to do so.
"As if the summons was not enough to frighten her, Asantewaa also failed to turn up in court and was only arrested on a bench warrant",
prosecution told the court.
She was fined GHC96.00.
In the case of Agyeiwaa, even though she agreed to remove the danger she failed to do so and was therefore fined GHC60.00.