{"id":1221493,"date":"2022-10-11T15:08:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/my-uncle-raped-me-twice-but-my-family-beat-me-up-24-year-old-reveals-she-fled-from-home-to-avoid\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:08:19","slug":"my-uncle-raped-me-twice-but-my-family-beat-me-up-24-year-old-reveals-she-fled-from-home-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/my-uncle-raped-me-twice-but-my-family-beat-me-up-24-year-old-reveals-she-fled-from-home-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"My uncle raped me twice, but my family beat me up &#8211; 24-year-old reveals she fled from home to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/811d23585ebf481a93843dd3a98e38eb\"\/>A 24-year-old Nigerian based in Ghana, Blessing Okechukwu, has disclosed that her uncle raped her twice at age 12, but her grandparents called her a liar and beat her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blessing mentioned that her father born to a Ghanaian, brought her to Ghana to live with her grandmother. However, she had to run away from home to escape the maltreatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family is the reason I can\u2019t go back home. He raped me twice at age 12, and I told them about it, but they beat me up. They shaved my head, put a block on my head and poured a bowl of water mixed with pepper on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At one point, I wanted to take poison, but a friend advised and encouraged me. I stayed with that friend at Essugyir in Cape Coast until she travelled. I was 14 then,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Ghetto Life Story on SVTV Africa, Blessing noted that she had suicidal thoughts, but a friend advised her against it. Eventually, she moved to Accra with a friend to work.<\/p>\n<p>According to Blessing, she had no place to lay her head. The young lady in front of closed shops eventually decided to start prostitution to cater for herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no choice, so I even take GHs10 because I need to pay my rent. Even with that, I don\u2019t make money often. I only made GHS50 in the last two weeks. The worry makes me smoke,\u201d Blessing added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Blessing told DJ Nyaami that she feels awful about the life she has now and is ready to quit if she gets help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kindly watch the interview below;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Uncle R\u00e1p\u00e9d Me But My Family Beat Me And Covered It Up, I Fled From Home At 14- Lady Reveals More\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4_bAQ0tSnbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: SVTVAfrica.com (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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