Boy 18 defiles girl at cemetery

A loading boy at kaneshie, Musah Salifu has been remanded in police custody for defiling a ten year old girl who lives with her mother at Ashaiman in Accra. The accused, 18 is said to be working as a loading boy at Kaneshie lorry park. The victim a few months ago left her mother’s residence at Ashaiman to her sister, one Aku Abigail at Osu, a suburb of Accra. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Christine Amuzu-Srofenyo told Public Agenda that the victim on January 1, 2007 followed her elder sister to the Kaneshie market and while there she left to watch a movie at a video centre at the Kaneshie taxi rank. Inspector Christine explained that the victim fell asleep and her sister left her as a result. “Having no place to go to at that hour of the night she decided to join people sleeping in front of a cold store nearby.” However, she was awakened deep in the night by Musah who asked her to accompany him to the Awudome cemetery to pick his clothes, which he dried during the day.Inspector Christine said when they got to the cemetery, Musah quickly held his victim and gagged her to prevent her from shouting and defiled her. Luck was however not on his side and he was arrested by a patrol team from the Ghana Armed Forces and both victim and accused were handed over to the Police. He has been remanded and will reappear on February 20, 2007.