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The British national and the three
year old girl's defilement case in court
Accra, Dec. 04 Ghanadot/GNA – Colonel Dr Chris Kwesi Agbeka,
a gynaecologist at the 37th Military Hospital on Tuesday
stated at an Accra circuit court that the hymen of the
three-year old girl, who was allegedly defiled by a British
national was still intact.
He said it was rather the external part of the victim’s
urethra which was bruised and swollen in addition to the
bleeding.
Dr Agbeka was continuing his evidence under
cross-examination from Mr Tony Lithur, second Counsel for
Thomas Alan Tichler.
The 57-year-old Briton 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 victim. The suspect
has been additionally charged with defilement.
He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The Court, presided over by Mrs Georgina Mensah-Datsa
adjourned the case to December 12, 2007.
Dr Agbeka rejected claims by Defence Counsel that he was
influenced excessively in his diagnosis of the victim by the
history given to him by the parents of the child.
He said even though there were so many things that could
cause trauma, the kind of bleeding he saw from the victim,
would be enough suspicion that somebody might have touch
her.
He said when the victim was brought to him for examination,
the first thing they did was to check her blood level, HP as
well as check for any infections.
Detective Chief Inspector Kwasi Atakpalai, the investigator
on the case, was also cross-examined by Mr Ellis Owusu
Fordjour, Lead Counsel for Thomas Alan Tichler.
He said the accused was brought to the Legon Police Station
by the parents of the victim for fingering their three-year
old daughter.
He said after both had finished writing their statements
they issued a medical form to the victim to be sent to
hospital.
He said after interrogating, the accused they took him to
the Legon Hospital for examination but nothing was found on
him.
Detective Chief Inspector Atakpalai also stated that Mr
Tichler requested that a certain chemical be used on him to
ascertain whether he actually inserted his fingers into the
vagina of the victim but the hospital noted they did not
have such a chemical.
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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