The 17-year-old boy, who was said to have defiled a four-year-old girl at Assin Addientem in the Central Region, is reportedly at large.
The Central Regional Police Command has launched a massive search for the boy identified only as Kwabena.
Kwabena, earlier reports suggested, was declared innocent of any wrongdoing by the chief of the area after their gods were supposedly consulted in connection with the crime.
The purportedly defiled the toddler, according to reports, is currently battling for her life at the St Francis Xavier Hospital in the Central Region.
Central Regional Police Commander COP Reverend Ampah Benin, said efforts were being made to get the suspect apprehended to aid in investigation.
A massive search is currently ongoing in the community and its surroundings to get the suspect arrested.
Reports gathered have indicated that Kwabena absconded after his alleged heinous crime became public.
Reports from the police have also revealed that medical examination conducted on the girl at the hospital testified to the defilement.
The manhunt for the teen came after the Regional Police Commander had summoned the Assin Fosu Divisional Police Commander, DOVSU Coordinator and the head of the Department of Gender, for a meeting on Thursday.
The parents of the victim had expressed frustration in their fight for justice after the chief was reported to have said that the gods had declared the suspect innocent.
DSP Sheilla Kessie Abayie-Buckman, Director in-charge of Public Affairs Department, on Thursday, said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) had directed the regional command to take over the investigation after it was allegedly reported that the chief of the area and the district police command had refused to take action.
DSP Abayie-Buckman hinted that the investigation would focus firstly on how to save the life of the child – whether police procedures were duly followed and generally ensuring that justice is done.
“A police clinical psychologist, who is attached to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit in Accra, has been assigned to assist the process,” a statement authored by the police officer indicated.
She therefore assured the public that any person, who is culpable of wrongdoing, including the police officers, would be dealt with according to the law.
Source: Daily Guide
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The family have indicated that they have funeral for the father and when they are allowed to perform and complete they would hand over that culprit to the authorities and the chief who spoke excuse me stipidly about a god exonerating the ***barred word*** has been asked to report to the police station
relieve district commander and DOVSU officer of their post. Charge chief with abetment of crime and send him to court. Others will learn from it and do the right thing or not get involved or associated with wrong. I dont understand why we always complicate simple solutions to issues/cases.
And this police IGP had the audacity of a castrated cocroach to tell us that Ghana Police service to be the best in Africa in four years time! Your commander in Central region is surprisingly still at post for letting a ***barred word*** of a four year old girl escape! Is the baaast.a.rd who did this related to a big man? Why is he not behind bars? The gods are now part of our justice delivery system , right? And what is their mandate? Who ever this arnim.aal of a guy it was who did this we want him arrested. He could be the President's son we don't give a fuuuuckkkk! Raping a four year old girl? Even species of a lesser kingdom won't do that!