Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 16 April 2020

Source: starrfm.com.gh

3 remanded for gang-raping 16-year-old girl

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The Koforidua District Magistrate Court “B” has remanded three young men for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old student.

The incident occurred at Akyem Bososu in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region.

The three accused persons; Collins Narttey,20, Eric Ansah alias Ramos,22 and Mohammed Ganiu,23, are on remand at the Cell of Domestic Violence and Victim Supports Unit at the Regional Headquarters in Koforidua.

The fact of the case presented by Prosecutor Sargent George Defia is that the 16-year-old student is ex-girlfriend to one of the accused persons. He said on the fateful day of March 20, 2020 at about 10 pm, the accused persons lured the victim into a room where two left leaving one behind who had sexual intercourse with the girl.

While the light was off, the second person sneaked into the room to have his turn. The two later firmly grabbed the victim for the third accused to also have his turn.

A Cousin of the victim reported the incident to the Police after the victim narrated the ordeal. The accused were swiftly arrested by the Police.