In an effort to ensure that justice is served, the mother of a 15-year-old Form One student at Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) has pleaded with the police to move quickly with their investigations into claims that she was gang-raped by six graduating students.
After apprehending three of the suspects, the police in Bechem, Tano South Municipality, Ahafo Region, initiated a manhunt for the remaining three, who are presently evading capture.
The suspects Osman, Emmanuel Ankama, and Agyem Frimpong have been taken into custody.
A female final-year student who assisted the suspects in committing the crime, Kyeremaa Hamida, was another accomplice and is currently being held by the police to help with their investigation.
The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, February 10 at around 21:30 hours, according to Ghana News Agency (GNA).
Accomplice Hamida allegedly lured the gullible victim (name withheld) to a run-down building close to the girl’s dormitory, where the suspects gang-raped her.
The suspects had not yet been charged in court, according to a trustworthy source at the Bechem Police Station, who also verified the story.
In an interview with the GNA, the victim’s mother, Victoria Otu, stated that her daughter’s condition had gotten worse and pleaded for justice to be served.
“The school authority rang to inform me about the incident and what we need now is to seek justice for our child,” she stated.
The victim’s rape was verified by a medical report from the Duayaw-Nkwanta St. John of God Catholic Hospital that the GNA was able to view.
The victim described her ordeal to the GNA, saying that as she lay in bed, suspect Hamida came over and asked to “see her outside.”