A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Gomoa Buduburam Divisional Police Command in the Central Region over the alleged defilement and killing of an 11-year-old girl at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
The victim, identified as Blessing, reportedly went to the market with her mother, a trader, on October 19, 2026, before returning home that evening.
According to a report by UTV on October 20, 2026, the girl had earlier been reprimanded by her mother.
She reportedly told her mother she wanted to sit outside their room to get some fresh air while her mother went to bed.
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The mother reportedly became concerned the following morning when she could not find her daughter and began searching for her.
During the search, an apprentice of the 19-year-old suspect allegedly told the mother that he earlier saw the victim in the suspect’s room.
According to the report, the suspect allegedly lured Blessing into his room, where he is accused of sexually assaulting her before killing her.
Residents reportedly told the police that they had heard a girl screaming for help in the area.
The suspect is alleged to have moved the girl’s body from his room and dumped it near an uncompleted building in a nearby bush.
The suspect was arrested and reportedly confessed to killing the girl and dumping her body in the bush.
The victim’s body has been conveyed to the Police Hospital for further examination as investigations continue.
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19-year-old arrested for alleged rape and murder of a 11-year-old girl
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