The Accra Circuit Court II has sentenced a 26-year-old unemployed woman and a mother of two, Linda Teiko Teye, to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful entry and stealing.
The court handed down the sentence after Linda Teye admitted guilt simpliciter to entering the office of legal practitioner, Dennis Michael Ayettey, at Tse-Addo on April 2, 2025 with the intent to commit a crime.
According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Jonas Lawer, Linda Teye was working as a cleaner in one of the apartments within the same building as the complainant’s office.
On the said date, the complainant left US$7,700 locked in a drawer in his office but mistakenly left the key behind.
When Mr. Dennis Michael Ayettey returned to the office on April 19, 2025 he discovered that US$5,000 was missing and reported the matter to the Rasta Police Station.
Investigations revealed that Linda Teye had been seen spending large amounts of US currency shortly after the theft.
Police later arrested Teye at her residence at Teshie Mangoase, where a search uncovered several newly acquired household items including a bed, mattress, standing fan, iPhone, kitchen appliances, clothing, and other personal effects—believed to have been purchased with the stolen funds.
During interrogation, Teye confessed to stealing the money after observing that the complainant often left his office key on the window. She admitted using the key to gain entry and remove the cash from the drawer. She refunded US$500 during the investigation.
A court-ordered pregnancy test conducted at a medical facility on May 5, 2025 and confirmed that Teye is not pregnant.
The court convicted her on two counts: unlawful entry contrary to Section 152 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and stealing contrary to Section 124(1) of the same Act.
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