An 80-year-old man and three others were found guilty and jailed for inserting a stick into a teenager’s anus.
The inmates accused the 16-year-old boy of shoplifting at Agogo Market owned by an octogenarian.
For his punishment, the inmates put his hands behind his back, also tied his legs, and beat him mercilessly, after which they removed his boxer shorts and forcibly inserted a stick into his anus while filming the horrible act.
This happened on March 12, 2021, in Agogo, Asante Akim North, in the Ashanti Region.
Six people, including Mr. Francis Obeng Amoako, who is 79 years old, were arrested for alleged offences.
The others were identified as Akwasi Marfo, 24, Boakye Dankwah, 65, Osei Bonsu, 53, Pangeran Asadu, 26, and Obeng Mensah,
On February 2, 2023, the Juaso Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honor Nana Asantewaa Attakora, acquitted the two defendants – Obeng Mensah and Osei Bonsu – noting that they were caught on video, investigations proved that they were not involved. in action.
However, the remaining four were sentenced to different prison terms, according to local journalist Yaw Preko of Ahwenepa FM.
Father Francis Obeng Amoako (now 80 years old) was sentenced to one year in prison due to his age and health condition.
Akwasi Marfo (Perahu) and Prince Asadu were sentenced to five years in prison each for abet.
But Mr. Boakye Dankwah was jailed for six months for hitting the boy on the head with his keys, but did not ask him to stop committing the crime.
The victim (name withheld) is now doing well after surgery.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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