The 18-year-old O’Reilly SHS pupil accused of killing his colleague has been remanded in police custody.
The suspect, whose identify has solely been given as Godwin, was hauled earlier than the La District Court docket on Thursday, September 5.
He has since been charged with homicide and is to reappear on September 19, 2024, for additional proceedings.
The suspect reportedly stabbed 18-year-old Edward Borketey Sackey, a final-year Visible Arts pupil to demise following an argument.
The incident occurred on Monday, September 2, 2024, after they sat for an examination.
The altercation reportedly started as a heated change over who was wealthier, escalating right into a bodily struggle.
In response to a cousin of the deceased, who can be a pupil on the faculty, the struggle initially appeared trivial.
“He had a paper within the morning and got here to me that he was achieved along with his paper. A couple of minutes later we heard some noise on the again and we requested what was unsuitable they usually stated it was Godwin and Edward combating. I requested what’s the struggle about they usually stated it was nothing severe.
“The entire thing was about, ‘you, what do you may have? I’ve this and that, you’re mendacity’. That was what introduced the struggle. So, I assumed the entire thing was nothing.
“A couple of minutes later, the Godwin man got here as much as me and requested me to warn my brother or else his blood will move and I informed him it has not gotten to that,” she narrated.
She added that Edward sought assist from some lecturers within the faculty when the struggle escalated however they ignored him.
This, she stated prompted her to hunt assist from an uncle whose store was outdoors the college.
Nonetheless, upon her return, Godwin had stabbed her cousin.
In the meantime, the Ghana Schooling Service (GES) has initiated an administrative investigation into the stabbing incident.