Mother remanded for allegedly slashing 10-year-old daughter with cutlass
The Assin Fosu District Court has remanded a 28-year-old trader, Monica Ampomah, into police custody after she allegedly assaulted her 10-year-old daughter over suspicions that the child was being sexually abused. Presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, the court ordered the accused to undergo a mental examination to determine her fitness to stand […]
A Ghanaian woman, Monica Ampomah, aged 28, has been taken into police custody after allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old daughter with a cutlass, prosecutors say. The case was brought before the Assin Fosu District Court, where Ampomah was remanded in custody pending a mental fitness examination. The incident allegedly occurred on July 21, 2026, around 3:00 a.m., following suspicions of sexual abuse.
When the child denied the abuse, the mother allegedly beat her with a cane and a rod before using a cutlass to inflict injuries on the child's head, hand, and finger. The child sought refuge with her school's headmistress, who alerted a nurse who took the girl to St Francis Xavier Hospital. The case was reported to the Ghana Police Service's Central North Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), and Ampomah was charged with causing harm. She is due to reappear before the court on September 3, 2026, to undergo the mental examination.
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