A 30-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison with hard labor by the Bibiani Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Caleb Abbaido, for defiling a minor.
At Sehwi Kwame Tawiakrom, close to Sehwi Debiso in the Bia West District of the Western North Region, the suspect had unlawful carnal knowledge of the eight-year-old girl.
He admitted guilt and was charged accordingly.
Chief Inspector Agyeman Benjamin, the prosecuting attorney, said to the court that on January 16, 2023, around 2:00 pm, the convict, Kwadwo Asare, departed home for some work on his farm, which is close to the victim’s home.
Upon getting to the victim’s residence, he called the eight-year-old girl to accompany him to his farm and collect something for her mother. When both got to a nearby cocoa farm, Mr Asare forcefully grabbed the victim, removed her pant and had sexual intercourse with her on the ground.
He threatened to kill the bleeding victim should she reveal the ordeal to her parents, which she complied.
However, the victim could not walk properly for days which attracted the attention of her father, Kwabena Asiamah, to check what was happening to her daughter. In the process, the victim’s father found some unusual fluid in the pant and vagina of his daughter.
It was during interrogations the victim disclosed that suspect Mr Asare forcibly had sexual intercourse with her in a cocoa farm.
The incident was reported to the police at Adjofua subsequently, the suspect was arrested.
A police medical report form was issued for the victim to undergo a medical examination which indicated that there was hymen laceration.