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Bantama gang-rape suspects discharged
The ages of the gang rape suspects are currently in contention before the court as parents have reportedly refused to cooperate with the police.
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They were discharged by the Asokwa District court after the prosecutor told the Court on Wednesday, 17 January, that after investigations, one of the suspects in the case is not a minor, therefore they need to move the case from the juvenile court.
The Court presided over by His Lorship Peter Oppong Boahen discharged the suspects.
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Aside from rape, they have also been charged with conspiracy to rape by the juvenile court.
The boys were among seven teenagers who were seen on video gang-raping a teenager at Bantama in Kumasi.
READ MORE: Police arrest 3 over gang rape video
The seven suspects attend either senior high or junior high schools at Bantama.
Their names and those of their schools are being withheld for security reasons.
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The four suspects were arrested after a video circulating on social media showed them forcibly performing sexual acts with a teenage girl.
Many who were outraged by the video called on the police to ensure that the boys are prosecuted.
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