Father jailed 10 years for burning daughter's genital region with hot cutlass

The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for assaulting his 13-year-old daughter after accusing her of having sexual intercourse with men. 

The convict, John Ansah, who is the biological father of the victim, pleaded guilty to the charges of causing harm, indecent assault, and female genital mutilation. 

She said the convict who was a single parent lived with his children including the victim at Kwapong located within the GREL plantation. 

The court heard that Ansah had been subjecting the victim to all kinds of abuses with the allegation that she was going after men and was having sexual intercourse with them. 

Superintendent Essel-Dadzie explained that the victim cried out for help while Ansah was torturing her until she became weak but was left tired up with the rope until the next day when she managed to free herself. 

After the act, Ansah became frightened that the victim might sneak from the cottage and expose him, he, therefore, started monitoring her. 

The prosecutor said on March 26, 2024, the victim managed to escape from the cottage and was rescued by a witness in the case, who rushed her to the Nsuaem Government Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.