A 39-year-old carpenter who defiled his ex-lover's nine-year-old girl at Yareyeya, a community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Peter Asamoah, who pleaded guilty with explanation, was convicted by the Tarkwa Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu.
The convict alleged he was under the influence of alcohol and pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy.
Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector David Owusu said the complainant was 34 years old and the mother of the victim residing at Yareyeya.
