Dzodze, Nov. 30, GNA - A magistrate's court at Dzodze, on Tuesday remanded Dennis Dzagbana, 18, a Senior High School (SHS) student, for allegedly strangling his baby girl to death. Dzagbana, whose plea was not taken, was provisionally charged with murder for killing his one-and-half-year-old child. He would reappear at court on 20 December 20.

Mr Akwasi Asafo-Agyei, Dzodze District Police Commander, told the co= urt presided over by Mr Anthony Abebrese that Dzagbana allegedly confessed to= a relative that he committed the crime. The prosecution said Dzagbana claimed he was mocked by his peers at school and was also insulted by his mother for becoming a father, so he decided to eliminate the child. Mr Asafo-Agyei said Dzagbana also claimed that his mother also reduc= ed his chop money because of the baby.

He said Dzagbana and Vida Amable, who were cousins leaving in the sa= me compound at Dzodze Low-Cost Area, went into a relationship resulting in t= he baby. Mr Asafo-Agyei said Dzagbana returned from school on November 19, th= is year and went to bed in a different room while the mother and the baby al= so slept in a different room. The District Police Commander said at about 0130 hours Dzagbana snea= ked into the room where the baby and mother were and strangled her without notice. Mr Asafo-Agyei said in the morning the baby was found foaming. The prosecution said the baby was rushed to the hospital where she w= as announced dead. 30 Nov 10