[ 2017-03-30 ]

Queenie Akuffo, a student was standing trial on the charge of unnatural carnal knowledge

Court frees woman in artificial penis case
A woman who was standing trial for inserting an
artificial penis into a co-tenant’s vagina after
making her drunk has been acquitted and discharged
by an Accra Circuit Court.

Queenie Akuffo, a student was standing trial on
the charge of unnatural carnal knowledge.

The court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong
Adjin-Doku in its judgement held that Queenie
should have been charged with indecent assault.

According to the court the video evidence produced
in court showed that the victim was conscious and
could have resisted the act, adding, what happened
between the two was consensual and as such was
unable to convict the accused person.

In all prosecution had called four witnesses to
make their case whilst defence called two
witnesses.

Prosecuting, Detective Inspector Judith B. Asante
told the Court that Comfort Sam is the complainant
and mother of the victim. The victim is Janet
Amoakwah a nursing mother.

Prosecution said the accused person and the victim
reside at Ablekuma, where they are tenants within
the same compound.

On January 25, last year at about 18:00 hours,
Queenie sent the victim’s younger sister, a
witness in the case to go and call the victim
which the witness obliged.

Detective Inspector Asante said when the victim
arrived Queenie offered her a Vodka beer and other
varieties of drinks after which the victim got
intoxicated. Queenie then lured her into her
bedroom.

The prosecution said Queenie asked other witnesses
around to leave and she locked her bedroom.

Detective Inspector Asante said a 13-year-old who
is a witness went to peep through the window of
the accused and saw Queenie inserting the
artificial penis into the victim’s vagina.

The witness informed the victim’s brother known
as Nana Sasu and he also alerted their mother (the
complainant).

The Prosecution said the witnesses rushed to the
aid of the victim and saw her lying naked in the
accused person’s bedroom with vomit all over
her.

Prosecution said as the victim was unconscious she
was rushed to the hospital after obtaining a
medical report form from the Police Station.

The Police proceeded to the scene and apprehended
Queenie whilst a search in her room revealed an
empty container of Vodka beer, Star Beer bottles,
and bottles of Orijin alcoholic beverages.

According to the prosecutor, the artificial penis
was found on top of the accused person’s
wardrobe and a video recording of the act was on
Queenie’s “Infinix@ mobile phone was also
discovered.

Prosecution said Queenie in her caution statement
to the Police admitted the offence but the court
found her not guilty per the charge.

Source - GNA

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