An accountant who dishonestly appropriated GH₵40,433.50 from the Ghana Police Church has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Adentan Circuit Court.
Edward Unicorn, 32, told the court that he used the money to wager bets and asked for the court to grant him bail to work and pay it off.
Unicorn was charged with stealing. He pled guilty with an explanation.
“I spent the money by playing Aviator (an online betting game). I staked it and never won. I was desperate to win but lost.
“I was addicted to Aviator, so my brother referred me to a doctor at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. I called him twice and I never went to see him.
“I put in the GH₵40,000 bit by bit. I was desperate to win,” he explained.
The court, presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam, convicted him on his own plea.
It directed that Unicorn should pay GHC5,000, and an amount of GH₵2,775 retrieved from the accused be given to the Ghana Police Church.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Anim Darko, said the complainant is a police officer and the chaplain of the church.
It said Unicorn worked as the church's accountant.
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