A level 300 student of University of Education Winneba (UEW) has been remanded in prison custody by the Agona Swedru Circuit Court for defiling a 12-year-old girl.
Mark Ndemohe-Owusu pleaded not guilty and would re-appear on January 20.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Ivey Agadia told the court, presided over by Justice Hannah-Abigail Animah Asare, that on November 21, 2015, a complaint was made at the Winneba Domestic and Violence Department of the Ghana Police Service that the accused had defiled the victim.
According to prosecution, the victim fell sick and her parents took her to the Winneba Government Hospital, and after examination, it was detected that she was two months pregnant; when interrogated, the victim mentioned the accused as the one who violated her.
The accused person was arrested and arraigned after investigations.
Source: GNA
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