{"id":448632,"date":"2017-12-20T11:21:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T11:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/20\/kumasi-gang-rapists-caged-general-news-2017-12-20\/"},"modified":"2017-12-20T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T11:21:35","slug":"kumasi-gang-rapists-caged-general-news-2017-12-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/20\/kumasi-gang-rapists-caged-general-news-2017-12-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumasi gang rapists caged | General News 2017-12-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/42529041.295.jpg\" alt=\"Gang Rape Suspects Arrested\" title=\"Gang Rape Suspects Arrested\" width=\"295\" height=\"307\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The three boys are still in police custody<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The three boys arrested for gang-raping a teenage girl at Bantama in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, were arraigned before the Asokwa District Court yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The three teenagers (names withheld) converged on the chamber of Magistrate Peter Oppong Brenya for the hearing of the case.<\/p>\n<p>However, the case could not be heard as planned because some key people were not present in court.<\/p>\n<p>The court indicated that since the case involves juveniles, there was the need for some people to be present before the hearing begins.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, a staff from the Social Welfare Department, a policeman in plain cloth and a family member or guardian of the suspects, should have been present.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court, some of the people mentioned were absent in court and therefore the case was adjourned to today.<\/p>\n<p>The three boys, who are still in police custody, were then whisked away in a waiting police vehicle parked at the entrance of the court.<\/p>\n<p>Some relatives of the suspects were at the court to show support, but the victim and her relatives were absent.<\/p>\n<p><b>Gang-Rape Incident<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The three suspects were among seven boys who were seen on a video footage gang-raping a teenage girl.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which showed the boys bonking the teenage girl in turns, has since gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The video footage contributed to the arrest of the three boys from their various homes at Bantama over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the seven boys were able to escape arrest and are still at large.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say the police have intensified their search to smoke out the four suspects from their hideout.<\/p>\n<p><b>Special Protection For Victim<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the victim is said to be in good health and also assisting the police to get to the bottom of the case.<\/p>\n<p>A source said the police have provided a decent shelter for her to shield her from the public.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 20 December 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-12-20 The three boys are still in police custody The three boys arrested for gang-raping a teenage girl at Bantama in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, were arraigned before the Asokwa District Court yesterday. 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