By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
A 35-year-old mason, Charles Seddoh, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for repeatedly defiling his two daughters at Oyibi in Accra.
Seddoh was convicted by the Circuit Court at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Police Headquarters after he was found guilty on five counts of defilement and incest.
The court, presided over by Annette Sophia Essel, also ordered that the two victims, aged 18 and 15, be referred to a psychologist for clinical therapy to help them deal with the trauma associated with the offences.
The court further directed the Police to arrange shelter for the victims.
According to the prosecution, Seddoh began sexually abusing his first daughter in 2018, when she was 14 years old, and continued for about seven years. He allegedly began abusing the second daughter in 2021, when she was 11.
The prosecution told the court that Seddoh allegedly beat the girls, denied them food and threatened to withdraw financial support for their education whenever they resisted his sexual advances.
The victims eventually reported the matter to the Adenta DOVVSU on January 31, 2025, and were issued police medical forms.
Seddoh was arrested on February 4, 2025, after the mother of the elder victim handed the Police a packet of condoms which she said he had attempted to use on her daughter.
The prosecution said Seddoh later led the Police and the victims to the crime scene at Oyibi.
According to the prosecution, Seddoh admitted the offences in his caution statement to the Police.
Source GNA
