Nsawam (E/R), Jan 22, – A man
said to have not only sexually assaulted a student but also threatened to harm
her was on Monday put before the Nsawam Magistrate Court to answer for his
crime.
Bernard Lartey pleaded not guilty
and was granted GH₵7,000.00
bail with two sureties to make his next appearance on Friday, January 25.
Police Chief Inspector Alex
Cosmos told the court, presided over by Madam Priscilla Sophia Yeboah, that the
incident happened on January 03.
The victim, a student living with
the elder sister at Coaltar was on her way to Akrade, a nearby community, when
she met the accused, a commercial motor rider.
Lartey stopped his motorbike and
tried to engage her in a conversation but she told him she was in a hurry.
The prosecution said he then gave
his contact number to her, asked that she gave him a call later and she
continued her journey.
After walking a few metres away,
the accused chased her with his motorbike and when he caught up with her, came
down from the motorbike, grabbed and dragged her into the bush.
He pulled a knife and threatened
to stab her if she shouted for help as he forcibly inserted his fingers into
her vagina.
The prosecution said the victim
managed to free herself and run to inform some farmers not far away.
They acted quickly and succeeded
to arrest Lartey before he could flee and handed him over to the police in
Coaltar.
GNA
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