Man jailed 15 years for having sex with wife’s 12-year-old niece

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old trader to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 12-year-old niece at Afuaman near Ablekumah in the Greater Accra Region.

This was after the Court presided over by Mrs Christina Cann, found Amadu Moro guilty on the charge of defilement.

Handing the sentence, the Court said it found the accused guilty, following the perusal of the evidence on record, careful consideration of the charge, exhibits and the applicable law.

According to the Court, it also considered the intrinsic seriousness of the offence, degree of revulsion and the premeditation.

The facts of the prosecution led by Inspector Opoku Aniagyei are that the complainant is a housewife, and the victim is the complainant’s niece.

Inspector Aniagyei said Moro is the husband of the complainant and they both resided at Mahean Afuaman in the Greater Accra Region.

During the month of October 2021, one night, the complainant woke up to urinate and to her surprise, she saw accused having sexual intercourse with the victim.

Prosecution said the complainant later reported the matter to the Police at Nima and a medical form was issued to the complainant to seek medical treatment for the victim.

The prosecutor said the accused was nabbed by the Police, but he denied the offence in his caution statement.

When the Police medical report was received it indicated that the victim had been defiled.

GNA