The Ashanti Regional Police Command has successfully obtained a conviction against a 34-year-old Nigerian citizen, Beauty Alakwe, for inflicting harm on a minor in Duase, located near Kenyasi in the Kenyasi District.
This conviction stems from an incident reported on November 22, 2025, when a resident, with assistance from the area’s Assembly Member, filed a complaint with the police regarding an alleged assault on a nine-year-old girl.
The police subsequently apprehended the suspect, who is the mother of the child.
According to a police statement, investigations were carried out by the Kenyase District Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) under the Tafo-Pankrono Division, after which the accused was brought before the Circuit Court in Tafo, Kumasi.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the court, presided over by Festus Fovi Nukunu, found the accused guilty of causing harm, in violation of Section 69 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
She received a sentence of 15 months’ imprisonment with hard labour and was fined GH¢6,000; failure to pay the fine would result in an additional 15 months in prison.
The convict did not pay the fine and has since been taken to the Central Prisons in Kumasi to commence her sentence.
Additionally, the court instructed the Department of Social Welfare at Mamponteng to collaborate with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection to ensure the welfare and reunification of the victim and the convict’s nine-year-old son with their family in Nigeria.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command praised the public for their cooperation during the investigation but warned against mob justice, reiterating its commitment to safeguarding children and other vulnerable individuals.
