A young man is in serious condition at Our Lady of Grace Hospital in the Central Region after the husband of a woman to whom he had given GH¢5 to buy food for her child inflicted machete wounds on him and severed one of his arms.
A young man is in serious condition at Our Lady of Grace Hospital in the Central Region after the husband of a woman to whom he had given GH¢5 to buy food for her child inflicted machete wounds on him and severed one of his arms.
According to United TV, the bloody incident happened at Brema Kuntunasi in the Breman Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District.
Akwesi Amissah, the suspect, is also reported to be in critical condition following the alleged beatings he suffered at the hands of residents who arrested him before handing him over to the police.
He is receiving treatment at the hospital under police guard while an investigation into the incident has begun.
It is reported that Amissah had suspected the victim of having an affair with his wife and warned him to stay away from her.
On that fateful day, his wife visited his worksite to ask him for money to prepare food but did not find him. She then asked the victim for GH¢5, and he gave her GH¢20 and asked her to return the change.
When Amissah returned to the site and learnt that the victim had given his wife money in his absence, he became furious and reached for a machete, with which he pounced on the victim and butchered him severely, leaving him in a critical condition.
The victim was rushed to the hospital, where doctors are reported to have said that the degree of the injuries was severe.
Source: United TV
