A 27-year-old welder has been detained by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a makeup box and its contents worth GHC5,300.00.

Isaac Bortey Bortier is accused of stealing various items including an Akai 40-inch television worth GHC2,800.00, an iPhone 7 Plus worth GHC2,200.00, a Techno Camon mobile phone worth GHC2,145.00, five pieces of human hair worth GHC5,500.00, and cash amounting to GHC2,600.00. The total value of the stolen items amounts to GHC20,545.00.

Bortier allegedly trespassed onto the property of Madam Helix Amoakowaa and intentionally caused damage to two door padlocks worth GHC200.00.

The defendant, facing charges of unlawful damage, unlawful entry, and theft, entered a plea of not guilty.

The Court presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah remanded the accused person into Police custody to reappear on July 24, 2023.

Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector Ramata Asumah told the Court that the complainant Madam Helix Amoakowaa is a hairdresser and a resident of Nungua, while the accused person resided at Nungua township.

The prosecution said on June 26, 2023, at about 0330 hours, the complainant woke up from sleep to detect that thieves have burgled her room and made away with her red and silver coloured makeup box with its contents and other items mentioned earlier.

It said a complaint was lodged at the Nima Police Station and on June 31, 2023, the accused person was arrested in connection with a stealing case which was under investigation by Detective Sergeant Simon Migida at Nungua Divisional CID.

It said a search was conducted in the accused person’s room at Nungua Manheim where the Police retrieved a lot of items including the complainant’s red and silver coloured makeup box together with its contents suspected to have been stolen.

The prosecution said the complainant later came to the station to identify the said makeup box and its contents as hers.

It said the accused person was subsequently re-arrested.