By Joyce Danso<\/p>\n
Accra, Jan. 13, GNA \u2013 The Gbese District Court Tuesday remanded a 40-year-old acrobat, Henry Amartey, into police custody for allegedly causing the death of his seven-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
Amartey is accused of repeatedly assaulting the child over bedwetting.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said on November 1, 2024, Amartey assaulted the child until she became unconscious and left her unattended before absconding.<\/p>\n
The victim was later rushed to a hospital but passed away on January 12, 2025.<\/p>\n
Her body was deposited at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.<\/p>\n
Charged with murder, the court did not take Amartey\u2019s plea and remanded him into police custody.<\/p>\n
He is expected to reappear on February 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Prosecution, led by Inspector Richard Ackumey, prayed the court to remand the accused, stating that a duplicate docket had been forwarded to the Attorney-General\u2019s Department for advice.<\/p>\n
The relieving Judge, Mrs Bernice Ackon, granted the request and directed the prosecution to expedite processes to ensure a speedy trial.<\/p>\n
Defence Counsel, Mr Doe Kwabena Azaho, prayed the court to grant bail and also urged for an expedited trial.<\/p>\n
The prosecution told the court that the complainant, Olivia Aryee, a trader residing at Korle Gonno, was a former girlfriend of the accused and the mother of the deceased, Stella Amartey.<\/p>\n
After the relationship ended, Amartey allegedly took the child to live with him and his new girlfriend, identified as Kailey, at Chorkor, near the seashore.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said the child was a bedwetter and was subjected to frequent beatings by the accused.<\/p>\n
On the day of the incident, the accused allegedly assaulted the child until she lost consciousness and he left the scene.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said the child was later discovered by a neighbour, Helen Quaye, who raised the alarm, leading to the victim being rushed to the Irene Jones Nelson Memorial Clinic at Chorkor.<\/p>\n
On January 12, 2024, the victim passed on and her body was deposited at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.<\/p>\n
A post-mortem examination conducted on January 17, 2024, by Dr Blankson Aboagye, a pathologist, gave the cause of death as raised intracranial pressure, left subdural haemorrhage and blunt head injury due to assault.<\/p>\n
Amartey was arrested on December 24, 2025, after months on the run.<\/p>\n
GNA<\/p>\n
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