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26-year-old trader, who allegedly defiled his daughter at Kokrobite in the
Greater Accra Region, has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit
Court.
Yaw Toku, according to the police, allegedly committed the act on numerous
occasions at the blind side of the mother of the 10-year-old victim.
Yaw Toku reportedly admitted the offence in his caution statement when he was
arrested and interrogated.
He was hauled before the court on two charges of defiling a child under the age
of 16 and incest.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges levelled against him.
The court, presided over by Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, remanded him to reappear
on August 15, 2018.
Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbre told the court that the complainant is a trader,
who lives in the same neighborhood with the victim and the accused.
He told the court that the victim was initially staying with her mother at
Assin Asamankese in the Central but the accused person went for her to give her
proper care.
He said on July 23, 2018, the victim visited the complainant and told her that
she was ill.
He said the complainant gave the victim first aid treatment, but noticed some
fluid on her cloth and decided to examine her.
Chief Inspector Atimbire told the court that the complainant, after examining
the victim, noticed some discharge coming out of the private part, as well as
anus of the victim and queried her about it.
The court heard that the victim told the complainant that the accused person
had sex with her on numerous occasions and that he defiled her on July 22 and
July 23, 2018.
The prosecutor told the court that the complainant relayed the information to
other witnesses and later reported the matter to the police.
Chief Inspector Atimbire stated that the accused was later arrested and upon
interrogation he admitted the offence in his caution statement.
When the presiding judge asked the accused whether he admitted the offence in
his statement, Yaw Toku told the court that indeed he did so under pressure
because of circumstances surrounding the whole issue.
Crime & Punishment
Source: dailyguideafrica.com
