29-year-old Joan Krah, who faked her kidnapping in Takoradi has been handed a six-year jail term in hard labour.
The case which was presided over by Michael Ampedu, today, at the Takoradi Circuit Court A, found Joan Krah, guilty for faking her kidnap and sentenced to six years imprisonment.
Ms. Krah faked her abduction on October 22 in other to extort ¢5,000 from a relative.
According to the police, Joan conspired with two others to orchestrate the act after which a call was placed to her godfather demanding the ransom.
The suspect showed up at the Takoradi Central Police Station on October 23 after the matter was reported to the police by her father.
Her first charge is the deceit of public officers for which she was given a six-year sentence.
The convict’s second charge of the publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic added two years to her sentence.
However, the court reduced the cumulative jail term to six because Ms. Krah showed remorse during her initial appearance on Monday, coupled with the fact that she has a 3-year-old son.
The court added that the verdict was also meant to send a strong signal to residents to desist from venturing into this seemingly growing trend of fake kidnappings as it is 
gradually gaining root in the region.
Source: myjoyonline
