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Mallam Jailed 17 Years For Defiling 14 Year Old Girl

By Grace Afumwaa
Crime & Punishment Mallam Jailed 17 Years For Defiling 14 Year Old Girl
NOV 22, 2017 LISTEN

A 38-year-old herbalist and spiritualist Mallam Issah born Kofi Asiedu has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘A’ for defiling a 14-year old girl under the excuse of jettisoning her from witchcraft.

Presenting the facts, Police Prosecutor, Keelson Solomon said the victim in the case is a 14 year old girl. She lives with her father Francis Essien who is the complainant in this case at Begoro whereas the accused person is Mallam Issah a 38 year old herbalist and spiritualist.

Mallam Issah lives at Begoro. The accused person and the complainant are very good friends. In month of July, the complainant discussed with accused person that, he suspected the victim to be witch due to her frequent stealing and other bad behaviors so he wanted the accused person to cure her and drive the witchcraft from her.

The accused person agreed that the victim should stay with him in his house so that he can successfully drive away the witchcraft away from her.

According to the Prosecutor, on July 20 of this year, the victim went to live with accused person. Ever since the victim went to live with the accused person, he has been having sexual intercourse with her.

Hence, in the night the accused person will call the victim into his room, bath her with herbs while she was naked and then smear shear butter in her vagina and have sexual intercourse with her.

The accused person told the victim that he had sexual intercourse with her because the witchcraft was in her stomach so by having sexual intercourse with her the spirit will go away.

Moreover, on October 27 this year, the victim left home unceremoniously and went to Kasoa in the Central Region where she used to live with the complainant.

The complainant was called on phone and was informed that the victim was in Kasoa. The complainant went to Kasoa on Thursday November 2, this year and brought back the victim to Begoro.

Later, she revealed to the complainant that the accused person was having sexual intercourse with her when she was living with him.

Immediately, the complainant reported the case t Begoro Police. The Police medical report form issued to complainant to take the victim to hospital for examination was brought back duly endorsed by a medical officer at the Begoro Police and brought to Dovvsu Koforidua.

He admitted the offence in his investigation caution statement. After investigation he was charged with the offence and arraigned before the court.

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