Kwesi Botwe, a 42-year-old
unemployed and a resident of Takoradi, has been sentenced
to a total of 30 years imprisonment for impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
A Takoradi Circuit Court sentenced
the convict to 15 years each for defilement and incest.
The prosecutor, Lance Corporal
Philomena Johnson, told the court that the convict, a resident of Appremdo in
the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality, was married to the complainant, Faustina Eshun,
with whom they had six children including the victim.
The prosecutor told the court that
sometime in 2018 the mother noticed that the victim was pregnant.
When questioned, the victim mentioned
her father and her Auntie’s husband, one Daniel Kwofie, as the people who were having
sex with her.
A report was quickly made to the
Kwesimintsim police leading to the arrest of the convict; however, the other
culprit, Kwofie, absconded.
During interrogation, the convict admitted the offence and he was subsequently arraigned. After a series of court proceedings, Kwesi Botwe was sentenced yesterday.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
