Jasikan Circuit court on Tuesday sentenced one Acquah Mawuli, a 21-year-old farmer, to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 9-year-old girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea by the Court presided over by Alfred Kwabena Asiedu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth Vincent Kpodo, Prosecuting, told the Court that the complainant was a 42-year-old farmer living with his wife and the victim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the convict was the complainant\u2019s junior brother and lives in the same house as him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASP Kpodo said on March 4, this year, at about 1030 hours, the mother of the victim, also a witness in the case returned home and heard the victim crying for help inside their hall and quickly rushed there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the mother met the victim and the convict both naked on the bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASP Kpodo said when she interrogated the victim, she said the convict had sexual intercourse with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecution said the mother then called for help of which some neighbors arrested the convict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASP Kpodo said the complainant was called and informed about the incident where he reported it to the Police together with the convict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the Police issued a medical report form to the complainant to send the victim to the hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASP Kpodo said the convict in his investigation cautioned statement, admitted having sexual intercourse with the victim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the complainant brought back the police medical report form duly endorsed and the suspect was arraigned<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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