A 38-year-old driver’s mate, Patrick Frimpong, has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl at Sepaase, in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality.
He pleaded not guilty and, has been asked to reappear before the court presided by Mr. Johnson Abbey, on November 03, this year.
Police Inspector Joseph Nyame who narrated incindent to the court, indicated that, the complainant, who is the mother of the victim, and the suspect lived in the same neighbourhood at Sepaase.
He pointed out that, on October 02 this year, at about 7pm, the suspect, who had been calling the victim his wife, visited the victim and her family in their home.
The Inspector indicated that, the suspect asked the victim and her eight year-old sister to accompany him to his house, where he gave them 50 pesewas.
According to the prosecution, when they were returning, the suspect pushed the victim onto the ground and forcibly had sexual intercourse with her in the presence of her sister.
The sister informed the complainant when they got home and a report was made to the Abuakwa police who arrested the suspect.
Inspector Nyame said the suspect admitted to commuting the the offence in his caution statement and said he was under the influence of alcohol.
He was charged and brought before the court.
