Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in a bush.

The convict, Richard Amissah, popularly known as IGP, pleaded guilty with an explanation of the offence when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court.

Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah Kusi, told the court presided over by Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant was a hairdresser, residing at Booboobo with the victim who is her daughter, while the convict lives in Akoon.

On Saturday, September 7, 2024, at about 1800 hours, the complainant sent the victim to a Senior High School in Tarkwa to give provisions to her elder sister, and she obliged.

He said on her way back to the house, Amissah saw her and asked for directions, but he suddenly held her neck tightly and forcefully dragged her to a nearby bush and had sexual intercourse with her.

The prosecution said the convict, who was not satisfied with the act, held the victim’s shoulder and pulled her to Akoon, a bushy place in the area where he had sex with the victim again.

Sergeant Kusi said the victim went home weeping and told her ordeal to the complainant who then lodged a complaint at the Tarkwa Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU).

A Police medical report form was then issued to the complainant to send the victim to the hospital for treatment and endorsement, she returned the same duly endorsed by a medical officer.

The prosecution said Amissah was picked up and after questioning, he admitted the offence and begged for forgiveness.