Accra, Jan. 9, GNA - A 35-year-old-mason, Yaw Manu, was on Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for defiling a seven-year-old pupil.

Manu pleaded not guilty to defilement.

The Court presided over by Mrs Justice Georgina Mensah-Datsa however, found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sarah Acquah told the Court that the complainant, grandfather of the victim resides at Fise, near Amasaman in Accra, while Manu aka 'Akonta' resides at Taifa.