An elder of the Church of Pentecost has allegedly defiled and impregnated a 14-year-old girl at Assin Nnuanua Agravi in the Assin South District of the Central region.
Reports say, the victim who is also a sister of the wife of the Elder is currently battling for her life at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu after the suspect forced her to abort the 6-month-old pregnancy.
According to report, the victim bled profusely for two hours after the suspect gave her concoction to drink to abort the pregnancy.
The brother of the victim, (name withheld) disclosed that, the suspect had earlier given the victim an amount of GH¢550.00 to go to the hospital for an abortion but the victim after taking the money refused to go.
The Elder realising the victim’s hesitance to go to the hospital forced the victim to drink the herbal concoction to get rid of the pregnancy.
The mother of the victim also narrated that she met the victim in the bathroom lying in the pool of blood, she quickly rushed her to the hospital in Assin Fosu where it was confirmed that she tried aborting a 6-month-old pregnancy.
The victim narrated that the suspect usually has sex with her when the wife is out of the house.
