By
Dominic Antwi Agyei/Priscilla Obour
Kumasi, Nov. 20, GNA
– A 29 year old Pumping Machine repairer, who defiled two sisters, aged four
and eight, has been granted a GH¢20,000.00 bail with three sureties by a Kumasi
Circuit Court.
Kwame Tandoh,
pleaded guilty to the offence and would reappear before the Court presided over
by Miss Comfort Tasiame, on November 27, 2019.
Prosecuting, Police
Chief Inspector Mercy Quaye told the Court that, the complainant, Beatrice
Konadu, a trader and a biological mother of the two victims, reside in the same
house with the accused at Nweneso No.2 near Atwima Foase in the Ashanti Region.
She said in the
month of September, at about 1700 hours, the eight year old victim was watching
television with her friends in the room of her uncle known as Peter, when the
accused suddenly entered and sacked her to go and take her bath.
Prosecution said
accused later forced entry into the bathroom and had sexual intercourse with
her there.
She said on November
1, 2019, the other victim (four years), was also watching television in the
same room when the accused appeared again and invited her to sit near him on
the bed, as she obliged, accused managed to insert his finger into her vagina.
The Prosecution said
three days later, the second victim complained of pains in her private part
when she was being bathed by the mother in the morning.
She said after
questioning her what caused the pain, the victim mentioned the name of the
accused to the mother and even went further and for the first time divulged
what accused did to her sister previously.
She said the complainant
immediately made a complaint to the Foase Police, which led to the arrest of
the accused.
The prosecution said
Police medical report form was issued for the examination and treatment of the
victims and this was returned endorsed by a medical officer at the Suntreso
Government Hospital, confirming their defilement.
Madam Quaye said the
accused confessed to the crime and was therefore charged and brought before the
Court.
GNA
