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Barber Jailed 15 Years For Defiling Girl, 11

Barber Jailed 15 Years For Defiling Girl, 11

A 40-year-old barber has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for having sex with an 11-year-old girl. Kwabena Acheampong, alias Appiatus, denied defiling the victim but he was found culpable after the trial. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stephen Ofori told the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Apeatu that the complainant was the father of the class five pupil and Acheampong’s neighbour. He said on March 14, 2022, at about 1800 hours, the girl was returning home after she had gone out to play with her friends. Acheampong then lured her…
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Kwabre East: Girl, 11, Burnt To Death

Kwabre East: Girl, 11, Burnt To Death

Kwabre East: Girl, 11, Burnt To Death An 11-year-old girl, Tunteya Salmu was on Tuesday (5 April) burnt to death at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region, the fire service has confirmed. The fire also destroyed a six-bedroom house before firefighters were able to douse the blaze. The spokesperson of the Ghana National Fire Service in the region, DO III Peter Addai said “We had a distress call at about 1:57p.m., that there was fire at Meduma 80, near the Komfo Anokye Senior High School. We swiftly responded to the call and when we got there, the fire had engulfed…
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