{
  "id": 18273785,
  "title": "Tricycle rider jailed 14 years for defiling three-year-old girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/tricycle-rider-jailed-14-years-for-defiling-three-year-old-girl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/tricycle-rider-jailed-14-years-for-defiling-three-year-old-girl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 29-year-old tricycle rider, Naah Mashood, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison with hard labor for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in the Wa Municipality, according to prosecutors. The incident occurred on February 23, 2026, after Mashood was hired by the victim's parents to transport her to and from school. He allegedly lured the child to a secluded spot and sexually assaulted her inside his tricycle. The suspect was arrested on February 24, 2026, by police officers from the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) following a complaint by the victim's mother. He was found guilty after a trial at the Wa High Court on October 30, 2026, and sentenced on the same day. The Upper West Regional Police Command praised the officers involved in the investigation and prosecution, urging parents to monitor their children closely and report suspected cases of child abuse to authorities.",
  "summary": "A 29-year-old tricycle rider has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a three-year-old girl at Tiegber in the Wa Municipality. The convict, Naah Mashood, was found guilty after trial at the Wa High Court and sentenced on October 30, 2026, by Justice Osei-Wusu. The Upper West Regional Police Command, in … The post Tricycle rider jailed 14 years for defiling…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}