Cutlass Attack On 10 Year-Old Daughter Lands Mother In Court

A 28-year-old trader, Monica Ampomah, has been remanded into police custody after allegedly attacking her 10-year-old daughter with a cane, a heavy metal pot-holder, and a cutlass over suspicions that the child was being sexually abused.

The Assin Fosu District Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, ordered the suspect to remain behind bars for two weeks. The court also directed that Ampomah undergo a mental health examination to determine if she is mentally fit to stand trial before she reappears on September 3, 2026.

Police prosecutor Inspector Matilda Osaah Buabeng told the court that the trouble began after Ampomah noticed a whitish discharge in her daughter’s underwear while doing laundry over a two-month period. Suspecting that the Class Five pupil was being sexually abused and was hiding the truth, the mother decided to confront her.

In the middle of the night on July 21, 2026, at around 3:00 a.m., Ampomah violently shook her sleeping daughter awake. She demanded to know who was behind the discharge. The frightened, confused girl cried and swore she was not being abused, but the furious mother refused to believe her tears.

According to the prosecution, Ampomah first beat the girl with a cane. As the child continued to deny the allegations, the assault escalated. Ampomah allegedly used a heavy metal rod, typically used to hold pots while preparing banku to hit the girl. Driven by anger, she then picked up a cutlass and slashed her daughter, inflicting deep injuries on the child’s head, hand, and finger.

Around 4:00 a.m., the injured and bleeding girl was reportedly driven out of the house. Seeking help, the child made her way to her school proprietress and explained what had happened. Recognizing the severity of the situation, the proprietress alerted Gilbert Takyi, a nurse at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu. Mr. Takyi immediately brought the child to the hospital for urgent medical attention and reported the incident to the Central North Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.

Police investigators issued an official medical report form for the child’s examination. After receiving treatment, the completed medical document was endorsed by doctors and returned to the police.

Following the investigation, Ampomah was arrested, cautioned, and formally charged with causing harm. She will remain in police custody while authorities await the results of her mental health assessment before proceedings resume in September.