{"id":341331,"date":"2017-08-02T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=341331"},"modified":"2017-08-02T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T11:46:00","slug":"marwako-supervisor-jailed-nine-months-for-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/marwako-supervisor-jailed-nine-months-for-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Marwako supervisor jailed nine months for assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Abeka District Court has sentenced the Lebanese supervisor at the Abelemkpe branch of Marwako restaurant,\u00a0Jihad Chaaban<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to nine months imprisonment for assaulting an employee<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Evelyn Boakye.<\/p>\n

The Judge, Victoria Eggs Ghansah in her judgment said the prosecution had proven beyond every reasonable doubt that the accused committed the offence.<\/p>\n

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She further condemned the act cautioning employers to be careful on how they treat their employees.<\/p>\n

The court further rejected the terms of settlement<\/strong><\/a><\/span> by the two parties presented by the defense stating the matter before was criminal and not a civil one.<\/p>\n

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In February 2017, Citi News reported that Jihad Chaaban had assaulted Evelyn Boakye by grabbing neck and forced her face into a jar of blended pepper. According to the prosecution he accused her of fidgeting with the blender.<\/p>\n

Ms Boakye was an employee at the Abelemkpe Branch of Marwako Restaurant.<\/p>\n

Chaaban was charged with offensive conduct by calling the victim a prostitute and intentionally and unlawfully causing harm and assault.<\/p>\n

He however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n

Click below to watch video of the victim Evelyn Boakye narrating her ordeal to Citi News:<\/strong>
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