Labourer defiles 2-year old girl

Accra May 24, GNA - A labourer who is accused defiling a two year old at Teshie has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with defilement.

Samuel Nii Quaye aged 18 pleaded guilty and pleaded for forgiveness.

The court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku has ordered the case investigator to procure the birth certificate of the accused which he claimed was with the mother at Teshie.

Meanwhile, the court has also ordered for a special enquiry report to be prepared for the court to consider before sentencing the accused.

Accused person has been remanded into Police custody as sentence is deferred to June 6.

The case of prosecution was the complainant Emelia Sowah is the victim's mother.

Quaye lives with her aunty in the same house with the complainant.

On May 21 this year at about 22:00 hours the complainant left the victim in her room while she was asleep and went to purchase an item.

When the complainant retuned prosecution said she found accused naked and having sex with the two year old victim.

The complainant raised alarm and accused was nabbed. When the victim's vagina was inspected by the complainant she found some fluid smeared in her vagina.

The prosecutor said the accused was escorted to the Police station where a medical form was given to the complainant to send the victim to the hospital for examination.

The victim was unable to volunteer any information as she was unable to talk.

GNA