The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters has sentenced a 23-year-old fisherman, Joseph Armah to eight years imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl at Chorkor in the Greater Accra Region.

The court presided over by Dora Eshun, convicted Armah on his plea and sentenced him accordingly. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, told the court that the complainant is a boxer who resides at Lantemaamli-Chorkor and is the uncle of the victim, who is aged four.

“On November 29, 2024, Armah saw the victim playing around his area and called her. He offered her a GHC1 coin to buy a biscuit. The victim bought the biscuit and consumed it. Afterwards, Armah held the victim’s hand and took her into his room along the seashore, placed her on a mattress, removed her pants to her kneel level, and had sex with her”, the prosecution said.

Upon reaching home the mother of the victim saw changes in the movement of her child and confronted her on the issue, revelation was made, and reportedly, a report was made to the police at Mamprobi leading to the issuing of a medical form to the complainant to seek medical care for the girl.