Four suspected armed robbers who allegedly
raped and robbed an Italian woman at gunpoint
at a restaurant at Aburi on Thursday have been
busted.

They were said to have inflicted machete wounds
on other customers at the restaurant.
The suspects were part of a gang of eight who
allegedly used pistols and a machete to attack
Sandra Sanglas, 22, and other customers at the
Sweet Mother Restaurant, near the Adonten
Senior High School at Aburi at 11.30 p.m. last
Thursday.
The suspects — Richardson Tawiah Sakyi, 28;
Francis Mayar, 22; Kwasi Acheampong, alias
Oboy, 31, and Michael Obeng Awuku, 22 — also
inflicted severe machete wounds on Mustapha
Taran, a Turk, and one Samuel Okyere.
The Deputy Eastern Regional Police Commander,
Assistant Commissioner of Police Mr James
Abass Abaa, told the Daily Graphic that Sanglas
and the other victims were enjoying their meals
at the restaurant when the eight machete-
wielding suspects attacked the restaurant.
He stated that the robbers did not only rape the
Italian woman and inflicted machete wounds on
two other male customers, but also took away
GHc2,000; five laptops and two mobile phones
belonging to the customers.
Fortunately, one of the victims identified
Acheampong, described as a notorious criminal
at Aburi.
Following that tip-off, the police immediately
mounted a series of swoops in the town and
succeeded in arresting Mayar, Acheampong and
Awuku the following day, August 16, 2013.
Mr Abaa said the police had mounted an intensive
search for the other four armed robbers who are
currently at large and, therefore, appealed to
members of the public to provide the police with
information that could lead to the apprehension of
the suspects.
He expressed worry over the persistent failure of
business operators, especially hoteliers, to take
advantage of the police 24-hour 03420-22569
hotline to report criminal cases to the police
promptly.
He appealed to hoteliers to take their security
seriously and report any criminal activities to the
police for immediate action.
“If the restaurant operator had called in the police
on the hotline within the hour the robbers were
carrying out their activities, the police could have
rushed to the scene to save the situation,” Mr
Abaa stated.
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