6 understudies remanded over another assault case at KNUST
Six understudies of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been remanded on Wednesday.
The suspects were blamed for assaulting a first-year understudy.
The advancement comes after the suspects were charged at the Asokore Mampong District Court.
This is the second time a KNUST understudy has been accused of assaulting one more understudy at the school.
Chilling record of how a police officer, KNUST understudy assaulted female understudy and recorded it
The legal counselor of the suspects, Richard Adu Darko in a meeting with Accra-based TV3 after the consultation expressed that until demonstrated liable by the court or the suspects confess, he accepts his clients are honest.
"Taking a gander at the reality which have been introduced to us, truly we don't see assault however that is the very thing they have been blamed for and whenever somebody is denounced, the law says the individual is free of guilt by default or the individual argues in any case.
"In this way, presently until they argue that they are blameworthy or a court of able locale views them to be liable, they are honest. At this material second, this is a court of first example and they have been brought here for reasons for remanding them into legitimate guardianship," he pushed.
As per him, he will go to the "suitable gathering" to set bail for the six understudies up for them to partake in their finish of-semester tests.
In the mean time, following the present deferment, a subsequent hearing has been booked for Wednesday, August 17.
This is the second occurrence of this nature to have been recorded on the KNUST grounds in the beyond three weeks.
How a cop, KNUST understudy assaulted female understudy
Last month, a cop positioned at Bomso and a KNUST understudy were captured for purportedly assaulting a first-year understudy of the school.
Joel Osei Owusu, a Level 400 Business Administration understudy, is claimed to have tricked the casualty into his room at Ultimate Hostel and effectively had sex with her.
Nhyira FM's police sources say the suspect, while in the demonstration, recorded it with his cell.
Joel later welcomed his companion, whom the casualty profoundly thought to be a cop at the Bomso Police Station, into the room.
General L/Cpl Frank Adu-Poku additionally, supposedly, effectively had intercourse with the woman without her assent.
The episode is said to have happened on Tuesday, July 19, at around 2:30 pm.
After two days, the casualty held up a grievance with the KNUST District CID which started examinations concerning the matter.
The police, in a joint effort with the workplace of the Dean of Students of KNUST, captured suspect Joel Osei-Owusu at his safe-house.
Upon cross examination, the suspect conceded to having had sexual relations with of the complainant and referenced General L/Cpl Frank Adu-Poku as his accessory