A 47 years old man by the name of Kwame Karim Tetteh has been jailed 15 years after he was accused of defiling his biological daughter. Karim who is a trotro driver lives alone with his 15 years old daughter at Accra New Town – Pig farm. The mother of the child however does not stay with him.
The complainant who is a former co-tenant of Karim suspected an affair between Karim and her daughter. The complainant is a social worker and she, therefore, took it upon herself to do thorough investigations on the matter to confirm her claims. The complainant spoke with other tenants of the house to help her speak with the child and ask questions to demand the truth from the child.
Due to the affair between Karim and her daughter, she did not allow her to go out anymore, not even to attend school. The girl had become like a housewife to his father since her mother was not living with them. The tenants questioned the girl on why she was always at home and not attending school. They probed further till the child spilt out the truth that his father had been sleeping with her.
The case was reported to the Nima DOVVSU Command and Karim was arrested. He denied having any such intercourse with her child and he was taken to court to prove himself. After several months going to and fro in court, Karim finally admitted to defiling his biological daughter, claiming it was the devil that made him do that.
He pleaded for forgiveness but the presiding judge, Her ladyship Mrs Christiana Karn sentenced Kwame Karim Tetteh to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour. The mother of the child after hearing rumours of his child being defiled by her father came for her.
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