{"id":237746,"date":"2024-10-23T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/man-arrested-for-causing-harm-breaks-down-in-court\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:56:48","slug":"man-arrested-for-causing-harm-breaks-down-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/man-arrested-for-causing-harm-breaks-down-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 32-year-old unemployed man, Derick Squire, wept uncontrollably when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him for a week on a charge of causing harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squire struggled to accept the court&#8217;s decision, questioning the rationale behind the remand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but the court presided over by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, ordered his detention in police custody pending further investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While shedding tears, Squire stated, \u201cI have never robbed or stolen from anyone. I am not a landguard, as alleged by the police. I don\u2019t chase women. If I am granted bail, I will be at court at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, \u201cI smoke weed, yes, I admit that I do,\u201d acknowledging his use of marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bail application submitted by Squire&#8217;s counsel was denied by the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Inspector Daniel Danku requested the remand, stating that the police were conducting ongoing investigations related to the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He informed the court that the complainant, Michael Adam, is a student residing in La.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squire, who is unemployed, also lives in Labadi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 6, 2024, at around 1300 hours, Squire and his gang decided to play cards with several other groups after smoking &#8220;dry substances suspected to be Indian hemp&#8221; on tape, and the footage went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution alleged that the usage of drugs emboldened the accused to fight his opponent without provocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court heard that when Squire saw Adam, he got a hefty stick and hit his head with the intent to kill him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution stated that Adam fell unconscious, with blood oozing from his mouth and nostrils after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 14, 2024, Adam, accompanied by his family, filed a petition with the Accra Regional Police Command regarding the crime committed by Squire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution noted that on the same day, Squire was arrested, and in his caution statement, he admitted to committing the offense while under the influence of drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn-depth investigations revealed, the accused is also a notorious land guard terrorizing the people within the vicinities of Labadi and its environs,\u201d it said. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 32-year-old unemployed man, Derick Squire, wept uncontrollably when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him for a week on a charge of causing harm. Squire struggled to accept the court&#8217;s decision, questioning the rationale behind the remand. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but the court presided over by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, ordered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/man-arrested-for-causing-harm-breaks-down-in-court\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A 32-year-old unemployed man, Derick Squire, wept uncontrollably when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him for a week on a charge of causing harm. 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