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Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Source: GNA

Gang arrested for kidnapping and raping girl

Nsawam, June 29, GNA - The Police at Nsawam Police have arrested a g ang of three men for allegedly kidnapping, detaining, and raping a 17-year-ol d Junior High School girl at Noka near Nsawam. Nsawam District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (D SP) Alex Wowolo, who confirmed the story to GNA, mentioned Eric Tetteh, 22, Hayford Adom, 21, and Seth Engin alias Fifi, 19, as the suspects while Ernest Opare, 22, was on the ran.

DSP Wowolo said that a locally manufactured pistol, two live caterag es, knives, SMS Tigo chips and 20 mobile phones were found in the rooms of th e suspects after a research was conducted. He said the student was kidnapped on his way home to collect school fees from the father. DSP Wowolo said on reaching the Nsawam lorry station, the girl decid ed to charge her mobile phone but when she returned to collect it the man in

charge of the place said he could not find the phone.

The District Police Commander said that girl followed the suspects h ome after they confronted her and promised to give her a new mobile phone. He said that the suspects detained the girl in Opare's room for two weeks and raped her in turns and warned the girl not to revealed her orde al to anybody else she would die. DSP Wowolo said someone in the neighbourhood informed the Police abo ut the matter and the suspects were arrested. 29 June 10