The circuit court in Tarkwa has sentenced a 20-year-old mason, Kwabena Abeka, to 2 years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawfully causing harm to his uncle, Kwasi Nyame.
Abeka pleaded guilty to the charge.
Chief Inspector Edward Paddy told the court presided over by Mr. Samuel Obeng Diawuo that on October 3, a misunderstanding ensued between Abeka and his uncle at the farm.
The court heard that the convict became furious and hit the uncle on the head with a club, and he (uncle) collapsed.
Chief Insp. Paddy said Akua Agyapomaah Hawa, who was on her way to the farm, saw Nyame lying on the ground, and she reported the case to the town folks.
The prosecution said Nyame was sent to the Ateiku Hospital for treatment.
Chief Insp. Paddy said after the incident, the convict went into hiding but he was arrested on October 7, at Enyinase, in the Western Region by a divisional chief of the town, Nana Kwamena Damoah III, and handed over to the police.