Kwankyeabo (Ash), Jan 29, GNA- The Kwankyeabo unit committee in the Atwima district have arrested and handed over to the Nkawie police, a 29-year-old Burkinabe farmer at the village who burnt the mouth of his nine-year-old daughter with fire.

Kwadwo Boakye is in police custody pending further investigations into the incident.

Briefing the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the incident at Nkawie on Thursday, Police Chief Inspector Ben Antwi said the culprit claimed that his daughter, Somi Chebu, was a thief and indisciplined, that was why he burnt her mouth.

Chief Inspector Antwi said the suspect told the police during interrogation that his daughter did not respect him and was also eating from neighbour's houses.

He said the suspect further stated that his daughter frequently stole his money.

Chief Inspector Antwi said he claimed that on January 26, he asked his daughter to accompany him to the farm but she refused and on his return from farm, he did not see her until about 10 pm. He said this infuriated Boakye that he grabbed her and thrust the fire into her mouth.

The Kwankyeabo unit committee heard about the incident and arrested the suspect and handed him over to the Nkawie police, Inspector Antwi said.