A 21-year-old school drop-out has received a 19-year prison sentence with hard labor from the Tarkwa Circuit Court for the sodomy of an 11-year-old boy at the Tarkwa Railway station.
Kwadwo Mumuni, the convict charged with one count of defilement, has entered a guilty plea regarding the offence.
Prosecuting Detective Sergeant Dominic Appiah Kusi informed the court, under the authority of Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu, that the complainant, a 29-year-old woman, is the mother of the victim, who has stopped attending school.
He stated that Mumuni lacked a permanent residence and was frequently spotted wandering around the Tarkwa Railway station.
On November 9, 2024, at approximately 4:30 pm, the complainant instructed the victim to purchase charcoal from the Tarkwa Railway station.
He stated that after the victim had gathered the money under the guise of purchasing charcoal, they departed for the market and did not come back home, but were later seen lingering near the Tarkwa Railway station.
Detective Sergeant Kusi reported that the complainant spent hours searching for the victim, but was unable to locate him, ultimately deciding to leave for the house.
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On November 10, at 1:30 am, a witness returning home from work observed Mumuni engaging in sexual acts with the victim, who was asleep in the corridor of a storey building at the Tarkwa Railway station.
The prosecution stated that upon noticing the witness nearing him, Mumuni fled the scene. However, he was pursued, apprehended, and subsequently delivered to the police.
The witness promptly contacted the complainant via phone to relay the distressing news about her son. In response, she hurried to the Railway police station, where she was provided with a police medical form to facilitate treatment for the victim.
Detective Sergeant Kusi reported that the complainant subsequently submitted the form, which had been endorsed by a medical officer at the Apinto Government Hospital in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
