Richard
Asare,
an
18-year-old
junior
high
school
student
from
Tutu
Akwapim,
was
convicted
of
stealing
a
goat
and
is
serving
a
six-month
sentence
at
the
Koforidua
Local
Prison
Richard,
an
orphan
who
has
lost
both
parents,
claimed
he
committed
the
theft
out
of
desperation
to
buy
essential
school
supplies.
During
an
interview
with
the
Crime
Check
Foundation,
Richard
explained
that
he
lacked
support
and
needed
a
new
school
uniform
and
shoes
to
continue
his
education
in
JHS
3.
Unable
to
find
assistance,
he
stole
the
goat
to
sell
to
raise
the
necessary
funds.
In
his
own
words;
I
am
18
years
old.
I
stole
a
goat.
I
am
student
in
JHS
3
at
Tutu
Akwapim.
I
am
orphan,
I’ve
lost
both
parents.
I
needed
some
school
items
and
I
didn’t
have
someone
to
support
me.
So
I
stole
the
goat
so
I
could
sell
and
support
myself
through
school.
I
needed
school
uniform
and
shoes
–
He
confessed.