Police in the Norther region have arrested a Fifty-one-year-old man for allegedly engaging in carnal knowledge with his 14-year-old biological daughter in Tamale.
The suspect, Mohammed Hamza, who divorced his wife some years ago, took advantage of the wife’s absence to have allegedly had multiple sex with the daughter against her will.
According to reports, the 14-year-old, who resides with her grandmother after her parents’ separation, is said to have visited the father during a vacation and he allegedly took advantage over her on different occasions.
The Northern Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Emmanuel Cudjoe Holortu, who confirmed the reports said the victim lodged a formal complaint with the unit that the suspect have allegedly had sex with her on multiple occasions.
He narrated that, the victim visited her father while she was on holidays some time ago, but Mr. Hamza prevented her from going back to the grandmother and started harassing her and eventually had sex with the victim.
DSP Holortu revealed that, Hamza’s affair with his daughter began in 2020 with the most recent incident occurring on October 23, 2021.
“The last time he had sex with her was on October 23, 2021, when she went to take her ‘chop money’ from the father and he forcibly had intimacy with her, she then confided in a friend who advised her to report to the police,” DSP Holortu added.
DSP, Emmanuel Cudjoe Holortu indicated that the suspect has been arrested by the Police and will be processed for court.
