A Circuit Court in Accra on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old factory hand to 15 years imprisonment for having sex with his girlfriend\u2019s niece at Caprice, a suburb of Accra.<\/p>\n
Richard Kwakye charged with defilement pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”6AaFlCPF5n8XBLs6h6PYOpCt2oFdiIFU”]The Court presided over by Mrs Rita Agyemang-Budu convicted him on his own plea for defiling the 10-year-old victim.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire told the Court that the complainant, Abena Yaaba is a petty trader and an auntie to the victim.<\/p>\n
The convict is the boyfriend of the complainant and they all live in the same room at Alajo in Accra.<\/p>\n
Prosecution said on May 26, at about 20:00 hours, the complainant returned from town after plying her trade only to see Kwakye busily having sex with the victim in their room.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Atimbire said the complainant became annoyed and started whipping Kwakye with cane before he let the victim go away.<\/p>\n
The complainant then called the attention of a number people who helped to arrest Kwakye and dragged him to the Police Station at Tesano.<\/p>\n
Prosecution said a medical form was issued to the victim for medical examination and treatment.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Atimbire said during interrogation, Kwakye claimed he had had sex with her on three occasions.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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