Tema, July 18, GNA - Emmanuel Ayibi, a mechanic who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old class six pupil on Tuesday told the Tema Circuit Court 'B' that he loved the victim and want to marry her. Ayibi told the court after pleading guilty to defiling the victim that she demanded for it.

The accused was remanded in prison custody to reappear on August 1, for the police to verify the victim's age.

Police Chief Inspector Edith Nutakor told the court that, Ayibi and the victim lived at Ashaiman Zenu and on May 16 this year, the victim left home at about 2000 hours without informing her parents. She said parents of the victim became worried and searched for her until about 2200 hours when she returned and informed her mother that, Ayibi had defiled her on a teacher's desk at the Saint Martin Preparatory School at Zenu.

The prosecution said the victim's mother reported the incident to the Ashaiman police who issued her with a medical report but the police could not arrest the accused because he left the area after the incident.

Police Chief Inspector Nutakor said Ayibi returned to Zenu on July 4, this year and about 2000 hours sent for the victim whom he locked up in his room forcing the victim's mother to search for her to no avail and reported to the police.

She said on July 10, at about 0400 hours the victim returned home to inform her mother that, the accused locked her up in his room and defiled her on four occasions, feeding her on rice, kenkey and biscuits. The prosecution said another report was made to the police and another medical form was issued to the victim.

She said the accused was arrested and after investigations charged with the offence.