Farmer remanded for raping a woman on a farm

Suhum, Jan. 18, GNA - The Suhum Magistrate Court on Thursday remanded Nater Agbesi, a 30-year-old farmer into police custody for allegedly raping a woman on a farm. Agbesi, whose plea was not taken, would reappear on January 31. Police Chief Inspector Ben Brew told the court, presided over by Mr. E.M. Essandoh that the accused and the victim live in the same community at Abesim Yeboah in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District. He said on January 9, the victim was in her house removing palm branches

to make a broom when the accused, who was passing by saw her and invited her to accompany him to his farm to collect some palm branches. The victim agreed and followed Agbesi to the farm where he attacked her with a cutlass and forcibly removed her panties and had several rounds of sex with her. The prosecutor said the victim later reported her ordeal to her father when she arrived home and he also informed the Odikro of the community. The Odikro, in turn reported the case to the police who arrested Agbesi and during interrogation, he admitted the offence. 18 Jan. 08