A 42-year-old farmer, Daniel Kwasi Asante, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in hard labour for intentionally causing harm to two persons.
He pleaded guilty to both counts of harming Mr Daniel Asante and Miss Juliana Oforiwaa, his wife.
Prosecuting, Detective Police Inspector R. K. Yeboah said the couple lived at Asuboi-Bonkua with the convict who is related to Mr Asante.
On October 12, 2010 the couple went to their farm and the convict went there and questioned Mr Asante why he had destroyed his cassava farm.
The explanation of Daniel brought an argument between them and the accused pulled Daniel down.
The woman asked the convict if he wanted to kill her husband but this infuriated the convict who beat Daniel with a stick, inflicting injuries on his hand and legs.
The woman shouted for help but the convict turned on her and subjected her also to severe beatings with the stick.
A witness in the case rushed to the scene to help but the convict chased him with a cutlass and he fled.
A report was made to the police and the convict was arrested.