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Man, 35, sexually abuses 12-year-old to death?
A 12 year-old-girl who died following an alleged sexual abuse by a 35-year-old man, has sent chills down the spines of the inhabitants of Asonomaso Nkwanta, in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region.
The victim known as Christabel Amponsah, a student of Asonomaso District Authority Junior High School, who was said to have lost both parents, told her tormentor “by name Thomas Oduro, that she was in her menses.
But, Oduro, a watch seller, did not believe her and wanted to have a proof by verifying it after grabbing her.
After realising that, the girl was indeed in her period, decided to have sex with her through her anus, on January 2,2021.
A family friend , Afriyie Siaw, told this The Spectator, that, when the girl got home, she out of fear, did not inform anyone about the issue.
However, she later complained of severe headache which made her guardian buy some drugs for her.
But a close friend who shared secrets with Christabel deceased and was aware of the sexual ordeal, disclosed all that had gone on between her(Christabel) and Oduro.
According to Mr Siaw, the “mother” questioned Christabel who then corroborated the friend’s story.
The case was then reported to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit(DOVVSU) of the Asonomaso police leading to the arrest of Oduro who claimed that the girl had been her ‘girlfriend’ for some time.
Mr Siaw said, Christabel was taken to the Ankaase Hospital the same day (January 2), when her condition worsened, but died two days afterwards, coinciding with the one week celebration of the demise of her grandmother who she was staying with.
Following her death, the case was transferred to the Mamponteng District Police Station for further investigations.
Oduro was later put before the Mamponteng District Court presided by Mr. Thomas Boadi, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, and charged with provisional murder.
His plea was not taken and was remanded in prison custody until later date, while awaiting the post mortem report.
From Kingsley E.Hope,Kumasi
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
