The Agona Swedru Magistrate Court has remanded a 16-year-old school dropout from Winneba named only as “Ayi” in the Padu Children’s Home for defiling a nine-month-old girl.
His plea was not taken and he will reappear in court on February 19.
Briefing the court presided over by Kweku Baah Frempong, Police Chief Inspector Ivy Agadia said that Madam Florence Arthur, the complainant and mother of the victim, resided in the same vicinity as the suspect at Winneba Victoria Road.
Chief Inspector Agadia reported that on February 4 at about 1410 hours, Ayi visited a friend in the complainant’s house and saw the victim playing as the mother slept in same the room.
The prosecutor said the suspect took the girl to an abandoned building behind the Winneba Prisons and had carnal knowledge of her.
As a result of the act, the infant bled profusely and the suspect took her to the sea and washed her before bringing her back to her mother.
The Chief Inspector said the mother detected that her daughter was bleeding and shouted for help. A report was made to the police and the suspect was arrested.
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