
A teenage boy has lost his life in shocking circumstance after he was stabbed to death during a fight with a classmate.
A Junior High School (JHS) boy has
allegedly been stabbed to death by his friend following a
misunderstanding between them, DailyGuide reported.
The victim identified as Mathew Opoku
collapsed and died shortly after Elijah Namong stabbed him in the
stomach on Wednesday afternoon. The two teenagers, both aged 14, are
classmates at WESCO Demonstration JHS in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional
capital of Ghana.
The duo, who are in Form Two, were said
to be on their way home from school when an intense debate started
between them. In the course of the verbal exchanges, Namong reportedly
got extremely angry and stabbed Opoku with a short knife.
The body was later conveyed to the
morgue, pending autopsy. Assemblyman for Krofrom East, Patrick Kwame
Frimpong, confirmed the unfortunate incident on Thursday.
He said Namong, after committing the heinous crime, quickly rushed home perhaps to escape arrest.
Mr Frimpong noted that Namong’s mother later learnt about her son’s action and personally escorted him to the police station.
According to the assemblyman, who was very disturbed, the deceased and the suspect lived at Krofrom.
He said so far three young people had
been stabbed to death in 2017. Mr Frimpong noted that four days ago, two
suspected young armed robbers in the area escaped in handcuffs.
He stated that the rate at which young
people have been committing violent crimes in the area was alarming. The
Assemblyman appealed to the relevant authorities to quickly intervene
to help stop the violence.

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