A 20-year-old tricycle (Aboboyaa) rider has been granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with three sureties by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for defiling a six-year-old girl.
Frank Agyei pleaded not guilty and would reappear before the court on November 13, this year, for trial.
The facts of the case as presented by Police Chief Inspector Ruth Gborson are that complainant, Florence Boamah is a trader and mother who leave with the victim at Abuakwa – DKC.
She told the court presided by Nana Adwoa Serwah Dua-Adonteng that, accused person had a girlfriend living in the same neighbourhood with the complainant at Abuakwa-DKC.
The girlfriend is also a friend the complainant.
Prosecution said, on September 21, this year, at about 10pm, the complainant left the victim and her brother in the room and attended to the nature’s call, whiles they were asleep.
According to the Prosecution, the accused went to the complainant’s house at that moment and call the victim to follow him to buy kalypo for her.
According to Chief Inspector Gborson, the victim followed Agyei into an uncompleted building where, he removed his shirt, spread it on the floor, forcibly held the victim’s hand, pinned her on the shirt, undressed himself, had unprotected sex with her and gave her GHc10.00.
When the complainant returned home and found the victim missing, she asked the brother, who disclosed that Agyei had come for her.
The complainant called her two brothers to join her to search for the victim.
According to the facts, complainant and her brothers met the victim and the accused on the way but upon seeing them, Agyei bolted, and a report was made to the Abuakwa Police, and he was arrested.
The facts indicated that he denied in an investigation caution statement but after further investigation, he was charged and brought before the court.
GNA
