Pensioner, 72, arrested for defiling 14 year old girl

A 72-year-old pensioner, Nii Armah Twetwegu, who is the ‘Oshipi’ of Ngleshie Amanfrom, near Kasoa has been arrested by the police for defiling a 14 year old girl.

The man has reportedly defiled the victim, a class 6 pupil twice.

The latest incident happened when the accused lured the young girl who had gone to help him with his house chores into his room and forcibly had sex with her.

He was arrested on Friday after a complaint was filed at the police station by the victim’s father, Hanifa Larbi.

Mr Larbi in an interview stated that the daughter of the accused had earlier warned she’ll poor acid on the victim if she finds her anywhere near the accused because she suspected her father was flirting with the victim.

“The daughter of the accused had once told me that she caught her father caressing my daughter in his room and that if I don’t warn my daughter not to go near her father, the next time she spots such a scene she’ll bathe my child with acid. Later some of my relatives told complained about the same issue and so I went to the man to confront him where I saw my daughter in his room. I questioned him about his conduct and he threatened to shoot me, so I had to leave his house following which my daughter confessed that he had had sex with her twice, I then reported the matter to the police.”

The police have commenced investigations into the matter.