Father assaults daughter for denying him sex

The Brong Ahafo Police is investigating a case in which Mr Kwadwo Okai Welbeck, a 43 year old driver, is alleged to have assaulted her 21-year old daughter for denying him sex. The daughter, Stella Dansuah, told newsmen that she was staying with her grandmother at Anumboso in the Eastern Region after her parents had divorced until she died.

She moved to stay with the father two years ago at Chiraa in the Brong Ahafo region. Dansuah said the father started having sex with her and threatened to drive her away from the house if she ever informed anyone about it. "I felt something heavy on me one night in my sleep and woke up to find my father having sex with me".

Dansuah said she became fed up with the father's shameful acts so she informed her aunt about her ordeal but she told her not to mention it to anyone because it would bring disgrace to the family. ''Because of that I travelled with my boyfriend to Nkoranza for a month and on my return, my father tried to have sex with me on the same night but I refused.''

Stella said the father since that day ceased catering for her and regularly assaulted her. She said she escaped to the aunt but the father followed up to the place and beat her with a broom, destroying some properties including a refrigerator and glasses belonging to the aunt.

The aunt, who had then gone to the market returned and settled the matter amicably for her to return to the father's house. ''I returned one day from my aunt's place to meet my clothes and things thrown out from our room and the door locked whilst my father was standing in front of it.'' She said on 30 May the father came to her work place and assaulted her again so she reported to Chiraa police station with her blood-soaked and torn dress and was issued a medical form to attend hospital.