Court Remands Ghanaian Student For Attempted R’ape & Robbery
into police custody for alleged robbery. The accused, who pleaded not
guilty, would reappear on May 27.
Prosecuting Superintendent of Police Duuti Tuaruka told the court on
April 25th, the accused person attacked the complainant at a spot near
the University of Ghana stadium close to the Nouguchi junction.
He said the accused person, who was wearing a black-hood jacket with a
cap, dragged the complainant from behind into the nearby bush and
ordered her to lie on the ground and remove her panties. The accused
person, who pointed a knife at the complainant threatened to kill, if
she should shout, he said.
He further said Lawrence in the process tried to insert his penis into
the vagina of the accused person but penetration failed. The
Prosecution said the accused then ordered the complainant to put his
penis into her mouth, which she obeyed and sucked it until he
ejaculated into her mouth.
He said the accused, thereafter, collected the complainant's bag,
searched through it and in the process took a Blu mobile phone valued
at GH? 750 and cash of GH? 100 and bolted.
"On the same day, accused person started sending whatsapp messages to
complainant's contacts requesting for money," he added.
He said the accused person, gave the contacts a Tigo mobile money
account number belonging to his friend, one Tetteh, who was also a
witness in the case.
Superintendent of Police Tuaruka said Lawrence, who pretended to be
the complainant sent a text message like "l was attacked send me
money".
During investigations the police tracked the Tigo number and arrested
Tetteh and subsequently arrested Lawrence, who had in his possession
the complainant's phone.
Source: Ghanaweb
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