The Real Story Behind The Students Who Shoplifted. They Are Set To Go To Court

Remember the three ladies who were humiliated for shoplifting at Accra Shopping Mall early this week? They are are considering legal action against their oppressors.

According to Joy News, the ladies admitted to shoplifting, but said they preferred being handed over to the police to going through the experience one of them described as "equal to lynching".

Now this is the real story behind this act:

They went to Mr. Price to buy some clothes but took more than they paid for after trying

Even a good Samaritan's attempt to pay for them was shot down by Miss Roberta, who warned him not to come any close to their shop.

Now Miss Roberta, a manager at Mr.Price made them kneel down for at least 25 minutes before barking orders at them to crawl amidst verbal and physical abuse.

A lawyer, Samson Ayenini is backing their decision to sue arguing "the question of the presumption of innocence of any person charged with a criminal offense is so fundamental, it found its way into our constitution".

He said despite their admission to shoplifting, "unless and until a court finds them guilty or they have pleaded guilty to a court, they are supposed to be presumed innocent".

Did they deserve that treatment?