A 24-year-old farmer, Wisabu Kwame, has been remanded into custody for two weeks by the Nkwanta South Magistrate Court following the alleged murder of his five-year-old daughter.
The tragic incident occurred on April 27, 2025, in Pawa, a farming community located in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti Region.
According to police prosecutor Detective Bright Nkansah, Kwame reportedly beat his daughter unconscious after she defecated on herself while they were working on the farm.
She was initially taken to a nearby health centre and later transferred to the Nkwanta St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Presiding Magistrate George Valentine Arhine has ordered a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the child’s death. The remand period will allow authorities to collect further evidence to support the prosecution’s case.
