The dormitory with blood stains on the floor after the incident
Two students of St. Mary’s Boys Senior High School in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region have been attacked by assailants on campus.
The victims, Abdul Majeed Alhassan and Osborn Osei, both
17 years old, were attacked at their dormitory at the ‘Otoo House’ while they
were asleep at about 11pm on Friday.
Following
the attack, the Kwesimintsim Police Command picked up one person suspected to
be a member of the gang that looted and injured the two students.
The suspect, Raymond Arhu, 30, is a resident of Apowa, a
nearby town.
The victims sustained severe machete wounds in the head
during the attack and were rushed to the Kwesimintsim Hospital and later
referred to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for further treatment due to the
severity of the injuries.
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gathered that the suspect was arrested from his hideout following a tip-off by
one of the students.
It turned out that the suspect and his team attempted
another robbery on Sunday evening at one of the dormitories and he was later
identified by the student.
Items retrieved from the suspect included chop boxes
full of food items, schoolbags, three student mattresses, textbooks and student
sandals, among others.
The Kwesimintsim Police Commander, Chief Supt. Peter
Lenox Aidoo, confirmed the incident and said the suspect took advantage of the
mid-term break to attack the students who were still on campus.
He said the suspect was in police custody pending
further investigations and would soon be put before court.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
