The Police in Akyem Osiem have begun a manhunt for a 35-year-old married man who allegedly attempted to defile a 13-year-old girl jogging at the roadside.
The 13-year-old girl -Gladys Akoto Boadu was rescued Saturday morning around 5:4am from a man who attempted to defile her while jogging on Akyem Osiem to Ettukrom road in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The suspect, who was riding a motorbike, abducted the class, six pupils, into a nearby bush in an attempt to defile her but the victim screamed for help which attracted a farmer who had just arrived in a nearby farm to rush to the scene.
The suspect upon seeing the farmer approaching took to his heels and left his motorbike behind.
The victim was sent to the Osiem Police Station together with the impounded motorbike of the suspect.
The owner of the motorbike now at large has been identified as a married man who stays in Akyem Osiem Community.
His wife and brother have confirmed to Police that the motorbike belongs to the suspect (name withheld) who left home at dawn.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
