A student raping a 20-year-old mentally retarded woman | Social

A student from the University of Cape Coast who raped a 20-year-old mentally disabled woman in Assin Demsame was sentenced to six years in prison by a Cape Coast circuit court. The convict Akwesi Appiah, 26, aka Jaga, pleaded guilty to the charge of having the carnal knowledge of a fool.

In prosecuting, Detective Inspector John Asare Bediako told the Court presided over by Ms. Dorinda Smith Arthur that the Grievor, a farmer, resides in the same neighborhood as the convict to Assin Damsame, near Assin Praso , in the central region. He added that the complainant normally leaves the victim in her grandmother's custody whenever she leaves her due to her condition.

The prosecution said on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at approximately 11:30 am, that the complainant's grandmother had left the victim to collect firewood. The victim had gone to the bathroom to take a bath, but Appiah had rushed there and had bad with her. The Prosecution stated that the victim then informed her grandmother of the incident that promptly reported the problem to the police and that she was given a medical report form to send the victim to the police. hospital for examination.

Detective Inspector Bediako said Sunday, November 1, 2018 that the medical report of the victim of the Ankaful Hospital indicated that she had been raped.

He stated that Appiah had left the city to leave the city but was later arrested by Assin Praso's police. During his interrogation, he confessed to the act and was handed over to the Victims of Domestic Violence and Victims Unit (DOVVSU).