Man Rapes 9-year-old Girl to Death At Manhean 

A man believed to in his mid-40s has been charged and arraigned before the Amasaman District Court in the Ga West Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl to death.

The suspect, Benjamin Donkor (also known as Bra Ato) appeared before the court on Tuesday, February 02, 2021, where, he was charged with rape and murder.

He is alleged to have lured the victim from her residence on the morning of Wednesday, January 20, 2021, and engaged her in lovemaking, which resulted in the young girl’s death.

The teenager had on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, been declared missing by her two elder sisters whom she was living with. And when the deceased did not return home till 1:00 p.m. that day, her siblings together with some neighbours mounted a frantic search for her. 

The deceased’s eldest sister then lodged a complaint with the police at Amasaman around 6:00 pm. 

However, the corpse of the young girl was found the next day (Thursday, January 21, 2021) with some in an uncompleted storey building not far away from home.

According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was found naked with bloodstains in her dress, arousing suspicion that she was raped to death.

Before this horrifying incident caught the attention of the residents, Soireenews.com gathered that Braa Ato had subtly been making advances towards the deceased. 

Multiple sources told Soireenews.com that Braa Ato who is a carpenter by profession had been frequenting the deceased’s house where he had been working on the workbench of the landlord who also happens to be a carpenter.

The teenager was reported to have been seen with Braa Ato on that day (January 20) she was declared missing.

The youth in the area who were incensed with the news of the 9-year-old girl’s death apprehended Braa Ato and subjected him to severe beatings. 

It took the intervention of some elderly people to rescue him.     

Reports say the suspect was brought to live in Manhean by a man of God. And he has been living there for almost one-and-a-half years now.

The Investigator of the case at the Amasaman District Police Headquarters, Detective Priscilla Quarcoo, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect was charged before the Amasaman Magistrate Court in Accra.

An investigation into the death of the teenager however is ongoing.
Meanwhile, residents in the area have vowed to ensure that the killers of the young girl are brought to book.

Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu /Greater Accra Regional Chief Correspondent