Mother remanded for allegedly slashing 10-year-old daughter with cutlass

Monica Ampomah, a 28-year-old trader, was remanded into police custody by the Assin Fosu District Court after she allegedly assaulted her 10-year-old daughter. Presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, the court ordered Ampomah to undergo a mental examination to determine her fitness to stand trial. She is expected to reappear before the court on September 3, 2026.

According to police prosecutor Matilda Osaah Buabeng, the incident occurred in the early hours of July 21, 2026, after Ampomah reportedly became suspicious about a whitish discharge she had noticed in her daughter's underwear. The prosecutor told the court that the mother suspected the Class Five pupil was being sexually abused and was concealing information. At about 3:00 a.m., Ampomah allegedly woke the child and demanded she identify the person responsible. When the girl denied being abused, the situation reportedly escalated into a physical assault. The prosecution said the accused allegedly beat the child with a cane before using a metal rod to strike her, and later used a cutlass to inflict injuries on the child's head, hand, and finger. The injured child was reportedly forced out of the room at about 4:00 a.m. and sought refuge with her school proprietress, who contacted Gilbert Takyi, a nurse at the St Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu. The matter was later reported to the Central North Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.