The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man residing at Kojo Armah, near Agona Swedru in the Central Region, to seven years’ imprisonment for chopping off the right leg of his two-year-old daughter.
The convict, Mawuli Bossu, pleaded not guilty to the charges of causing harm and use of an offensive weapon. He was, however, found guilty by the court, presided over by Mr Jonathan Nunoo.
He was also ordered to pay compensation of GHc6,000 to his daughter.
Facts
The facts of the case, as presented by the prosecution, led by Inspector Chare N. Salia, were that in December 2019, a confrontation ensued between Bossu and his wife, Joana Amamoo Bossu, which turned violent and eventually led him to chop off his daughter’s right leg.