A 21-year old boy by name David Kwaku Nkrumah is currently battling for his life after he was butchered in Jukwa in the Central region over ¢5 debt.
According to reports, the victim who has been in school(Twifu Hemang Technical Institute) for some weeks had failed to pay the ¢5 debt he owed the suspect, Salinko. According to reports, David allegedly took Salinko’s ¢5 from the floor but failed to give it back to him. Salinko suspected that David has taken the money but wasn’t too sure.
Salinko, on Sunday came to the house of Davis and inflicted cutlass wounds on him after finding out that he has returned back home from school. This unfortunate incident happened on Sunday, 7th May, 2023.
The victim was then rushed to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for Treatment while the Suspect was handed over to the Jukwa Police for an investigation.
The suspect is currently under investigations at the Jukawa Police Station.
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Just give the old man 20-25 years for attempting to butcher the kid with more than mere preparatory
Eei people are really mad in this country oooo…anaa sekof hardship in the country that cause them to do this 😔
I swear the system is making people getting mad 😢
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