Tema, Feb. 21, GNA- A sprayer who allegedly defiled a 17-year -old student whom he knew to be an imbecile has been granted 50 million cedis bail with a surety by Tema Circuit Court “B”. Eric Ashie alias Baby Boye, pleaded not guilty and will re-appear on March 1, 2004.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Alice Gyamfi told the court presided over by Stephen Teye that on September 9, 2003, at about 1000 hours, Ashie met the victim who is a known imbecile at Tema Community Seven, lured her into an uncompleted building at Community 12 and forcibly had sex with her.
The prosecution said after that victim started bleeding from her private part and accused brought her to the main station at Community Seven and abandoned her.
The victim informed her sister, lodged a complaint at Community Two police station where medical forms were issued to her to attend hospital for treatment.
Chief Inspector Gyamfi said Ashie was subsequently arrested, and during police interrogation, he admitted the offence.
Source: GhanaWeb
