A District Court hearing the case of Braimah Kamoko, aka Bukom Banku, a boxer, over charges of assault and causing unlawful damage has struck out the charges following an amicable settlement of the matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharges were misdemeanour and I therefore endorsed the settlement brokered by the accused person and the complainant. Charges are here by struck out,\u201d the court presided over by Mr Stephen Owusu said.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”GfRGYGhnSmZxevxcLVPyKSMGpjNBDFtL”]When the matter was called today the court drew the attention of the accused person\u2019s lawyer, Jerry Avernogbor that there was a letter from complainant, Ms Martha Nelson praying for a discontinuation of the matter following settlement.<\/p>\n
Ms Nelson reminded the court about a letter she had written,\u00a0\u00a0saying the accused person had pleaded with her and she had accepted it.<\/p>\n
Mr Avernogbor told the court that the settlement was done by families of the accused person and the complainant.<\/p>\n
Bukom Banku is alleged to have demanded a kiss from a hairdresser in her shop but she declined.<\/p>\n
Following the resistance of Madam Martha Nelson, the complainant, the boxer allegedly\u00a0slapped her twice and punched her in the rib.<\/p>\n
The matter was adjourned following the absence of the trial judge.<\/p>\n
Bukom Banku allegedly smashed the complainant\u2019s Nokia mobile phone valued at GH\u20b5 40, saying it was inferior and that he would buy her a Galaxy phone.<\/p>\n
The complainant later\u00a0reported the matter to the Police at James Town where Bukom Banku was arrested.<\/p>\n
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Source:\u00a0GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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