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Mason jailed 15 years for defiling kindergarten pupil

A 19-year-old mason, Alfred Mensah, who defiled a seven-year-old kindergarten pupil, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Mensah, a resident of Awodua in the Western Region, pleaded guilty to defilement and was convicted on his own plea. The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Joseph Lartey, … The post Mason jailed 15 years for…

Mason jailed 15 years for defiling kindergarten pupil

Alfred Mensah, a 19-year-old mason from Awodua in the Western Region, was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor imprisonment in Tarkwa Circuit Court for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old kindergarten pupil. The incident occurred on April 26, 2026, when Mensah, who resided in the victim's family house, intentionally left the seven-year-old and her sibling alone.

Mensah lured the victim into a room, where he sexually assaulted her while her younger sibling was away buying biscuits from a nearby shop. The victim's mother, Mary Yeboah, discovered the assault and took the victim to Awodua Police Station, leading to Mensah's arrest by Western Central Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit.

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