A final-year scholar of the Akenten Appiah Menka College of Abilities Coaching and Entrepreneurial Improvement (AAMUSTED) has been stabbed to demise.
The incident which occurred in Bantama, a suburb of the Ashanti Area, follows an alleged theft accusation.
Eyewitnesses report that the scholar, who was in his late twenties and recognized regionally as ‘Gye Nyame,’ was accused of stealing a bag by an aged lady.
The lady’s 30-year-old boyfriend confronted the scholar after she reported the alleged theft to him.
The confrontation rapidly escalated as the scholar denied the accusation and reportedly threatened the mentioned boyfriend.
The stress between the 2 males persevered for days, culminating in a violent conflict on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, throughout which the scholar was fatally stabbed within the head.
Regardless of being rushed to the Suntreso Authorities Hospital, the scholar succumbed to his accidents on the way in which.
Elders within the space had tried to mediate and forestall the altercation from escalating, however their efforts have been unsuccessful.
The suspect has since been arrested and is at the moment in police custody, awaiting court docket proceedings.
This incident will not be the primary time a scholar of AAMUSTED has been reported lifeless beneath tragic circumstances.
The college has witnessed comparable unlucky occasions up to now.
In September 2023, Prosper Owusu, a third-year AAMUSTED scholar died from fire-related accidents.
The deceased was performing conventional rites because the chief priest with some Opoku Ware II Corridor college students when the unlucky incident occurred.
This additionally comes a day after a final-year scholar at O’Reilly Senior Excessive College in Accra reportedly stabbed one other scholar to demise following an argument.
The altercation reportedly started as a heated trade over who was wealthier, escalating right into a bodily struggle.