*Illegal miner jailed five years for violent cutlass attack at Essuowin* A 33-year-old illegal miner, James Yeboah, has been handed a five-year prison sentence by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court after admitting to attacking a fellow resident with a cutlass in Essuowin, located in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. Yeboah, who pleaded guilty to the charge of causing harm, was convicted on his own plea. In addition to serving time behind bars, the court has also ordered him to pay GH¢6,000 in compensation to the victim, Akwasi Amponsah. https://dennislawnews.com/article/illegal-miner-jailed-five-years-for-violent-cutlass-attack-at-essuowin