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87-year-old man jailed 20 years for sexually abusing 9-year-old girl
The disturbing abuse came to light after the girl’s mother, a 42-year-old trader, returned home from work on 29 August, 2026, and noticed blood stains on her daughter’s underwear.
File photo of a person in jail An 87-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after repeatedly sexually abusing a nine-year-old girl who lived near him at Ofankor in Accra.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, told the court that Gahornu had also threatened to kill the girl if she disclosed the abuse to her mother.
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