Four British
girls on holiday in Ghana alongside their teacher have been sexually assaulted
by a man at gunpoint, The Sun UK reports.
The terrified
victims were attacked in their hostel-style accommodation by a man with a rifle
while on a volunteering trip to the West African country.
It is believed a Ghanaian
security guard was shot and seriously injured after trying to stop the
sickening attack on Saturday night.
The pupils, aged 16 and 17,
flew to Ghana on the trip that was meant to give them the “opportunity to
experience life in a developing country”.
The girls and their
teacher, who cannot be named, were understood to be recovering from their
traumatic ordeal in a British hospital on Sunday night.
They landed back in the UK
in the early hours of Sunday morning.
They were part of a larger
group of ten schoolchildren who paid £1,200 each for the trip.
The school, which also
cannot be named, partners a West African volunteering charity that supports
disadvantaged Ghanaian children.
Pupils stayed in
guesthouses within a “secure walled” compound and gardens a few minutes’ walk
from a local beach. The dormitory-style rooms house up to six guests at a time.
A Ghanaian caretaker and
private security team also live on the site in a separate staff block.
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