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Crime & Punishment of Monday, 26 April 2010

Source: GNA

Drinking bar keeper arrested for defilement

Nsaba(C/R), April 26, GNA - The Agona Nsaba police have arrested Kob= ina Baah, a 35-year-old drinking bar operator at Duakwa, for allegedly defili= ng 13-year-old house girl. Deputy Superintendent of Police Joseph Abgogya, the Agona Nyakrom Distr= ict Police Commander, told the GNA on April 8 Madam Grace Armah, an auntie of=

the victim, travelled to Accra to attend a wedding and left the girl in h= er store. Baah, whose drinking bar is very close to Madam Armah's store, asked the girl to come for Fanta to quench her thirst and she went. The suspect fondled her breast, had sex with her and warned her not t= o inform her auntie.

Mr Aboagye said on her return from Accra the girl's auntie noticed a change in her walking and when she questioned her she revealed that the suspect had sex with her twice and a report was made to the police. He said the suspect went into hiding until he was arrested some days later. Mr Agbogya said another case of defilement of a 12-year-old girl has=

been lodged against the suspect by one Mr Robert Baah of Duakwa.