The management of Midland Savings and Loans Company Limited has compensated Patience Osafo, the lady who was assaulted by a police officer, with a brand new house and an undisclosed amount of cash.

In a report by Joynews, the company which has come under severe criticism after the assault case was necessitated to make the gesture in order to avoid a civil lawsuit against them.

The worries of the woman who previously sold toffee on the streets to feed herself, her daughter and her grandchild, is now deciding what dignified trade to invest her new fortune in.

A video of the policeman who has been identified as Lance Corporal Frederick Amanor Skalla in an altercation with the woman, Patience Osafo, 36 at the Shiashie branch of Midland Savings and Loans Limited, sent outrage across social and mainstream media.

The victim had vented her frustration at the staff of the savings and loans company where she had gone to withdraw her GHS 250.00 that she had with them.

The Midland staff told Patience she could not withdraw due to network challenges.

She then asked them to allow her to withdraw just GHS 105.00 to pay her debtors and get some food for her grandchild but instead, staff the company asked the police officer to drive her out.

The company has admitted the issue was not handled properly and has since issued an apology to the assaulted customer and the general public.

But Public Relations and Marketing Manager of the company, George Paa Kow Hagan, told 3news the company is doing more in the background.

“More importantly you need to know we are engaged with the customer concerned to make sure that she receives full compensation, full attention and full apology from the company”, he said.

He also disclosed that the company has taken some internal disciplinary actions against workers who have been involved and that they risk being dismissed if they are found guilty in the issue.

Her lawyer, Samson Lardi Anyenini announced Saturday; “Well, to avoid a civil suit against Midlands Savings and in compensation for the punches, trauma and embarrassment, we just closed a rather ‘generous’ deal that removes her from the kiosk to owning a brand new house and from the streets hawking toffee to a woman now with multiple bank accounts,”

He added; “Yes, her worries no longer include how to feed her family and provide healthcare for the two months old baby. Her 270-Cedis savings account now holds a six-figure sum,”

According to the host of the current affairs programme, Patience Osafo “is certainly overflowing with gratitude for the opportunity of a dignified life for herself and dependants.”