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Man, 19, jailed 21 years for defilement
A 19-year-old school drop-out, Isaac Amoah, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a three-year-old girl.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement by a circuit court in Cape Coast, presided over by Mrs Dorinda Arthur Smith, who convicted him on his own plea.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako told the court that the complainant, Madam Comfort Amissah, mother of the toddler, lives in the same vicinity with Amoah at Breman Asorefie in the Assin Darmang District of the Central Region.
He said on Monday, May 4, the girl’s parents left her in the care of one Joyce Mensah and went to their farm.
At about 12:00 noon whilst the toddler was playing with some friends, the accused beckoned her into his room under the pretext of giving her food left by her parents.
“Amoah undressed the girl, inserted his erected penis into her vagina and later released her to go and play, but one of her friends who heard the cries of the girl informed the guardian,” prosecutor said.
The girl narrated her ordeal to the guardian and on realising that he had been exposed, Amoah went to Assin Anyinabrem Police Station and reported the incident.
He was arrested and a medical form was issued to the parents of the girl for examination and treatment. GNA
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Education Minister announces approval of RISE
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu has announced the approval of the project Revitalising Institutions for Scales Enhancement (RISE) by the Italian government with a grant of 5million Euro to support Technical Vocational Education Training(TVET).
He was optimistic that investment in technical and vocational education was the surest way to reduce youth unemployment.
He charged the Director General for Ghana TVET, Eng. Dr Eric Kofi Adzroe to work with the policy planning directorate of the ministry to rebrand TVET sectors to position them as entrepreneurs.
“We to help produce entrepreneurs who can create their own jobs and not rely on government”, the minister emphasised.
Mr.Iddrisu stated that the TVET training centre will be one of the beneficiaries of the grant which will be implemented by the Ministry through the Commission for TVET (CTVET).
The chairperson, Mr Sebastian Fred Deh, commended the minster for his hard work and assured him that the council will provide a strategic direction to deliver on its mandate.
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Trial of Charles Bissue to Commence on July 2
The High Court has set July 2, 2025 for the commencement of the trial in the case of Republic v. Charles Bissue.
At a Case Management Conference, the prosecution informed the court that it had filed all disclosures on 28 May 2025.
Two witness statements have also been submitted, one with five exhibits and another with 12 exhibits.
In addition, the prosecution disclosed 63 other documents. Lawyers for the accused requested the original copies of these documents, confirming they had already been provided.
The court outlined a schedule for the prosecution’s witnesses to appear on July 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, 22, and 23.
The case was accordingly adjourned to July 2, for the trial to begin.
