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Five-year-old girl defiled by cousin dies before second surgery

Afia was diagnosed with Cystitis; an infection of the bladder, after her 19-year-old cousin, Kofi Dapaah reportedly had sex with her countless times in the absence of her parents.

Five-year-old girl defiled by cousin dies before second surgery

She passed away at about 8 p.m. Saturday, and her body has been deposited at the hospital's morgue, Accra-based Joy FM reports.

Her health situation made it difficult for her to walk or pass waste. Afia was expected to undergo another surgery in June this year to remove a tumor in her private part which was preventing her from passing urine or waste.

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Before her death, Afia was undergoing chemotherapy, but that did not stop her abdomen from swelling.

The five-year-old is expected to be buried after her body has been released to her family.

Meanwhile, the culprit, Kofi Dapaah is currently serving a 24-year jail term.

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