Tarkwa, Feb. 3, GNA - A Tarkwa Circuit Court has remanded in prison custody three palm-wine tappers for kidnapping and defiling a 15 year old girl for four days.

They pleaded not guilty and will re-appear on February 14. Prosecuting, Police Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah told the court, presided over by Mr Samuel Obeng Diawuo, that on December 1 last year, the suspects Kwesi Awuni, 26, Peter Nsow, 24, and Paul Sankara, 25, all lived at Bogoso.

He said the victim on that day, was peeling palm fronds outside her house at Brakwa Line, a town in Bogoso, when Peter approached her, offered her a drink which he alleged could assist her to work better.

The prosecutor said as soon as the victim took the drink, she got drunk and Peter then carried her to Sankara's room where they detained her and took turns to have sex with her over a four-day period and threatened to kill her if she raised any alarm.

The prosecutor said a search within the neighbourhood led to the discovery of the victim in Sankara's room where a report was made to the Police and the victim was rushed to the hospital because she could not walk= ..