Former TV3 Mentor , Ato Foster sentenced to life imprisonment
Former TV3 Mentor contestant Bismark Ato Foster has been found guilty of manslaughter by a jury of seven people.
The charges against him included murder and the use of an aggressive weapon, which led to Razak Mohammed’s passing on September 26, 2016, at Nungua Coco-Beach.
He also received a 25-year sentence for employing a dangerous weapon; both terms must be served concurrently.
During the trial, Foster’s defence attorney asked for mitigation and begged the judge to be forgiving because his client was a first-time offender. The defence stressed Foster’s appropriate conduct throughout the trial as well as his dependable presence whenever the case was called.
Foster’s youth, promising future, and position as an unfortunate spectator were highlighted. The defence argued that the deceased’s death was an accident, and they requested that the judge give a mild punishment some thought.
The prosecution, on the other hand, disagreed with the mitigating evidence and argued that the offence was so serious that the most severe punishment—life in prison—was necessary to deter future perpetrators. They stressed how the gun had fired twice, showing that there was an intention.
Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzu condemned Foster to life in prison after hearing arguments on both sides. The verdict and the subsequent punishment are being contested, according to Mr Foster’s counsel.
According to Graphic Online, the complainant Ebenezer Ekow Ayaim had bought two land plots in Nungua Coco Beach, which was one of the case’s fundamental facts.
Foster frequently entered Ayaim’s incomplete project without his permission, as was known to Ayaim. In response to Ayaim’s complaints to the police, an officer suggested Foster and the recently deceased Razak supply sand and stones for the construction of a fence wall on the land.
On September 26, 2016, a terrible catastrophe took place during a land inspection. Foster and Razak stayed outside as Ayaim briefly entered his house.
Ayaim spotted Razak’s dead body and Foster’s coworker Stephen Ansah bleeding from the arm after hearing a gunshot. After phoning the police, Ansah was quickly rushed to the hospital, but by the time they arrived, Razak had already passed away.
Among the witnesses who testified in favour of the events leading up to the awful shooting were the complainant, the building contractor, and a police officer.
Osei Yeboah, the investigation’s chief detective chief inspector, added new evidence and approved Foster’s arrest. After the Office of the Attorney General proposed the accusations of murder and the use of an offensive weapon against Foster, he was recently found guilty and punished.
