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A farmer, believed to be in his late 30s, is in the grip of the Agona Swedru Division of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his daughter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The suspect, Kofi Awuakye, lived with his 13-year-old daughter (name withheld) at Nkwanta Eshiem, a village near Agona Otsenkorang in the Agona West municipality in the Central Region.<\/p>\n

According to the police, Awuakye had since the beginning of this year, sexually abused his daughter more than seven times and warned her not to inform anyone about it, else he would either kill or drive her away from the house.<\/p>\n

The police stated further that the victim on many occasions resisted the father\u2019s action but Awuakye\u2019s threat to disown or stop taking care of her compelled the daughter to give in to his sexual advances.<\/p>\n

However, at a point the victim started experiencing unbearable pains in her genitals which emboldened her to inform an elderly person in the village of her predicament, leading to Awuakye\u2019s eventual arrest.<\/p>\n

Confirmation<\/p>\n

The Acting Station Officer at the Swedru Divisional Office of DOVVSU, Inspector Gloria Anim Obeng, said the victim, who could no longer keep her ordeal to herself, confided in an elder in the village.<\/p>\n

She said the elder informed other people and Awuakye was arrested last Thursday and handed over to the police in Agona Nyakrom. The case was later transferred to Agona Swedru.<\/p>\n

Inspector Obeng said a medical form was issued to the victim to seek medical attention at the Swedru Government Hospital.<\/p>\n

She said doctors who examined her confirmed that \u201cthere is a huge opening in the victim\u2019s genitalia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The station officer added that the suspect was in police custody and would be charged with incest and defilement, and put before court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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