Accra March 14, - A student who
is accused of having sex with a 13 year old girl for the past five months has
been put before an Accra Circuit Court.
The court is however requesting
Kelvin Korankye Yeboah, the accused to produce his Basic Education Certificate
Examination (BECE) certificate to ascertain his age.
This is because the accused
person’s parents had told the court that floods had swept away their belongings
making it difficult for them to produce any documentation to that effect.
The investigator had also told
the court that she visited the primary school of the accused but the school
could not produce any record on him.
The court presided over by Mrs
Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku therefore settled on the BECE certificate which had
ages of candidates.
“If the age of the accused is not
on it, the investigator is visit the current school of the accused to ascertain
from the entries of the school since entries were made before the incident
happened,” the court said.
Yeboah has therefore been remanded
into a remand home and the matter adjourned to March 20.
Meanwhile Yeboah has pleaded
guilty to the charge of defilement.
The case as presented by Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP) Adolphine Dzansi was that the complainant is a
45 year old trader and mother of the victim.
Prosecution said both Yeboah and
the victim reside at Manhean, near Ablekuma.
According to prosecution, for the
past five months accused has been having sexual intercourse with the victim in
his room.
Prosecution said the complainant
got wind of it and the victim also confirmed her sexual encounter with the
accused to her mother.
A report was made to the Police
and medical report form was issued to victim to seek medical care.
When the accused was arrested he
told the Police that the victim was his girlfriend.
GNA
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