[ 2016-07-25 ]

Afia was allegedly defiled underwent surgery at the Komfo Anokye Hospital but later passed on.

Five-year-old girl defiled by cousin dies
The five-year-old girl who was defiled by her
teenage cousin has passed on at the Komfo Anokye
Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, the Ashanti
Region capital.

She was pronounced dead at about 8p.m. Saturday
and her body has been deposited at the hospital's
morgue.

Afia’s health started deteriorating after her
ordeal in June this year.

She was diagnosed with Cystitis, an infection of
the bladder, which makes it difficult for her to
walk or pass waste.

Her 19-year-old cousin, Kofi Dapaah reportedly
had sex with her countless times in the absence of
her parents. He is currently serving a 24-year
jail term.

Afia was expected to undergo another surgery
following a first one in June to remove a tumor in
her private part that hindered her ability to pass
urine or waste.

Until her demise, she was undergoing chemotherapy
but her abdomen kept swelling.
She is expected to buried after her body has been
released to the family.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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