LAWRA, UPPER WEST REGION – The Lawra Circuit Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Kwame Ti-Zaaekuu, to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for incest and threat of death.
The conviction follows investigations and prosecution by the Lawra District Police Command after a complaint revealed that the convict had sexually abused his 17-year-old biological daughter, a Junior High School student, over an extended period.
According to the prosecution, Ti-Zaaekuu also threatened to kill the victim if she disclosed the abuse to anyone.
On Friday, July 24, 2026, His Honour Stanley Adjei, presiding, found the accused guilty on both counts of incest and threat of death.
The Court sentenced him to twenty (20) years’ imprisonment for incest and ten (10) years’ imprisonment for threat of death. Both sentences are to run concurrently in hard labour.
The Court further directed the Department of Social Welfare in Lawra to provide counselling and psychosocial support to the survivor.
The Upper West Regional Police Command has commended the investigators and prosecutor for their professionalism which led to the conviction.
The Command is also urging the public to promptly report all cases of sexual and domestic abuse to the Police for appropriate action.
_By Daily Newsflash_
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