One of Two Siblings remanded for assaulting and causing damage to Police Officers
Desmond Galley hit Corporal Emmanuel Ntoso with an object on his forehead and injured him, the accused further went on to caused damage to the police officer’s uniform but the police overpowered and arrested him.
Joana Somiah 
A 21-year-old driver in Osenase, Desmond Galley has been remanded into Police custody for assaulting and causing damage to Akwatia Police officers by the Asamankese Circuit Court today September 16, 2021.
Desmond Galley pleaded not guilty to the three charges levelled against him when he appeared before His Honour Abubakari Abass Adams at Asamankese Circuit Court and was remanded into Police custody to reappear on October 4th, 2021.
Chief Inspector Richard Adukpo, the prosecutor told the court that the complainants are Inspector Richard Adu Sarkodie, General Sargent Rawlings Addo, and Detective Corporal Emmanuel Ntoso, all officers in Akwatia District police command, and the accused, Desmond Galley is a driver, while his accomplice, Kwaku Galley is a building contractor, both are residents in Osenase and are siblings.
He said on September 14, 2021, at about 12:00 pm, the complainants were in a Police vehicle from Asamankese and on reaching Osenase, met the accused on the road and they were inquiring from him, but in the course of it, the accused saw Inspector Adu Sarkodie and started raining an insult at him with words such as “foolish, stupid and useless Police officer.”
The accused further went on to threaten the officer by teaching him a lesson of his life.
Prosecution statement narrated, that the two other police officers with Adu Sarkodie step in and arrested the accused over his threat on their colleague but the accused was angry and resisted his arrest by struggling with the police officers and later, the second accused person, Kwaku Galley came in to stop the police officers from arresting him and sibling.
During the struggle, Desmond Galley hit Corporal Emmanuel Ntoso with an object on his forehead and injured him, the accused further went on to caused damage to the police officer’s uniform but the police overpowered and arrested him Desmond Galley, and Kwaku Galley (brothers).
Police medical report form was issued to Corporal Emmanuel Ntoso to attend Hospital and after his treatment, further investigation was conducted and the two accused persons were charged and sent to court for prosecution.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent
