[ 2012-05-21 ]

Woman jailed for aiding incest between her children
A 50-year-old woman, Francisca Hackman has been
sentenced to 7 years imprisonment by the Cape
Coast Circuit Court for aiding and abetting incest
involving her two children.

According to Joy FM's Central regional
correspondent, Richard Kojo Nyarko, Madam Hackman
was jailed for aiding the marriage between her
19-year old daughter and her 22-year-old son.

The two children, Kweku Mensah, a driver’s mate
and Ama Esumaba, unemployed, pleaded not guilty to
the charge of incest.

The court therefore remanded Kweku Mensah to
prison custody whereas Ama was granted bail of Ghc
2,000 with one surety due to the fact that she was
nursing a baby.

Prosecuting Chief Inspector Francis Ockom told the
court, Mensah and the sister who reside in the
same area, Abora-Abaka in the
Abora-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central
region have been having sex for about two years
with the support of their mother.

He explained that one of the daughters who heard
about the sexual relationship of her siblings,
confronted the mother who warned her to keep quiet
on the issue.

The Chief Prosecutor added the relationship
between the two siblings resulted in a pregnancy
which was aborted due their mother’s persuasion.

He narrated that the sexual relationship continued
between the two siblings after the abortion and
this resulted in another pregnancy leading to the
birth of the six-week old boy.

Chief Inspector Ockom further stated that
Francisca took Ghc 40 from Mensah and was even
demanding more when Mensah threatened to beat her
up.

It was at this point that the three were arrested
and arraigned before court. The case has been
adjourned to June 6.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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