Sunday, July 1, 2007

Apprentice mechanic remanded for defilement

Kumasi, July 1, GNA – Kwame Atta, 24, an apprentice mechanic has been remanded into prison custody by a Kumasi Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old pupil.
       He pleaded not guilty and will re-appear before the court on July 16.Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Comfort Kyei-Baffour told the court, presided over by Madam Wilhemina Hammond that the complainant is a sister to the victim and lives in the vicinity with the accused at Adiembra in Kumasi.She said sometime in May this year, the accused who noticed the absence of victim's sister who had travelled took advantage of that and went to the victim's room and forcibly had sex with her after which he warned her not to tell anybody else she would die.
Chief Inspector Kyei-Baffour said the victim informed the sister on her return and a report was made to the police and a medical form was issued to her and the medical report confirmed defilement.Atta was arrested and after investigation put before court.