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A British national allegedly defiles a
three year old girl
Accra, Nov. 21, GNA - Colonel Dr. Chris Kwesi Agbeka, a
gynaecologist at the 37 Military Hospital on Wednesday
confirmed at an Accra circuit court that the hymem of the
three-year old girl (PW2) who was allegedly defiled by
a British national had been broken.
He said medical examination on the victim revealed that she
had contact with somebody but could tell whether it was an
adult or a child.
Col. Dr. Agbeka was testifying under cross-examination from
Ms. Barbara Sackey, a State Attorney in the ongoing trial of
Thomas Alan Tichler, a 57-year-old British who is standing
trial for allegedly fingering a three-year-old daughter of
his Ghanaian hosts.
Thomas Alan Tichler, a Consultant has been charged with
causing harm and indecent assault to the kid. The suspect
has been additionally charged with defilement.
He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Dr Agbeka said the urethra of the victim was swollen in
addition to the bleeding, there was no mark of violence on
the victim.
He said the initial bleeding of the victim was heavy, a
condition that required surgery.
Dr Agbeka, who was also cross-examined by Mr Ellis Owusu
Fordjour insisted that there was an earlier suggestion to
operate on the victim.
He further said the mere examination of the victim would not
give all the diagnosis but the history of the patient was
very important in that respect.
The facts of the case are that Tichler visited the victim's
father at North Legon, near the Redco Flats on October 13,
2007. The victim's father left the victim and her two
siblings in the care of Tichler to purchase some items from
town.
Tichler decided to play with the victim and her two
siblings, aged eight and six, in the living room but he
later managed to get the victim alone and proceeded to
insert his fingers into her genitals.
Not long after, the victim's mother arrived from town and
just as she entered the kitchen, Tichler followed her and
requested for water to wash his hands.
Later, the victim went to her mother and said she wanted to
urinate and while helping her, the mother noticed
bloodstains in the victim's panties.
The victim mentioned the accused person as the one who
inserted his fingers into her genitals when her mother
questioned her.
GNA
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