A 22-year-old man, Lucas Agboyie, has confessed at the Accra Central District Magistrate court to killing a 7-year-old girl at Ashaiman, near Tema, after which he had s*x with her corpse. According to reports, he told the court that he strangled the young girl because she refused him, begging him not to have s*x with her.

He then took her to his room and slept with the body. Afterwards, He then took the GH¢20 she had in her possession and used it to buy ‘ganja’” .The young girl’s mother, who was in court, broke down into tears as Agboyie recounted what happened. She had to be consoled by her family members who had accompanied her to the court. Agboyie has been charged with murder and he is currently going through committal proceedings.