The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for assaulting his 13–year-old daughter after accusing her of having sexual intercourse with men.
The convict, John Ansah,
who is the biological father of the victim pleaded guilty to the charges of
causing harm, indecent assault, and female genital mutilation.
Police Superintendent,
Juliana Essel-Dadzie, earlier told the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama
Manu that the
complainant was a supervisor at the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL), and
resident of Agona Nkwanta, while Ansah, was a charcoal producer.
She said the convict who
was a single parent lived with his children including the victim at Kwapong
located within the GREL plantation.
The court heard that Ansah had been
subjecting the victim to all kinds of abuses with the allegation that she was
going after men and was having sexual intercourse with them.
Prosecution
said on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at about 20:00 hours Ansah tied the legs and hands
of the daughter with a rope at their bamboo house and put two cutlasses into
fire and pushed same in the victim’s
vagina in turns, and she sustained severe burns around her vagina and thighs.
Superintendent Essel-Dadzie explained
that the victim cried out for help while Ansah was torturing her until she
became weak but was left tired up with the rope until the next day when she
managed to free herself.
After
the act, Ansah became frightened that the victim might sneak from the cottage
and expose him, he, therefore, started monitoring her.
The prosecutor said on
March 26, 2024, the victim managed to escape from the cottage and was rescued
by a witness in the case, who rushed her to the Nsuaem Government Hospital
where she was admitted for treatment.
The case was reported at the Nsuaem
police station, and a medical form was issued to him on behalf of the victim
for endorsement and same was returned to the police.
Superintendent
Essel-Dadzie said the complainant later led the police to arrest Ansah and
handed him over to the Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit
(DOVVSU) to aid investigations.
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