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The victim, William Thompson Jnr., was returning late from the school\u2019s SRC week celebration with several other coworkers when he was victimized by extrajudicial injustice.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n According to UTV, as they were on their way home, one of his colleagues in whose company he complained of a stomach ache and opted to visit one of the hostels\u2019 washrooms.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n They decided to follow up after waiting a decent amount of time and he did not return.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thompson was confronted by some inhabitants on one of the levels of the story building hostel while searching for their friend who had gone to the washroom.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He explained himself, but four male classmates attacked him with electric wires and canes, among other things, and flogged him to death.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t until Thompson\u2019s pals and the person who had visited the loo returned and couldn\u2019t locate him that they began to look for him as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then they heard someone yelling for aid and went to the location, only to find him helplessly battered.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The incident was reported to UENR officials, and one of the offenders was apprehended, while the remaining three have already departed the hostel.<\/p>\n According to reports, the assailants suspected Thompson of taking their phones and other valuables. He was seriously injured on his face, back, and other portions of his body.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He was transported to the university hospital at first, but owing to the severity of his injuries, physicians advised that he be transferred to the regional hospital.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A student of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), nearly lynched after mistaken for a thief#UTVNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VobuJSEyuj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UTV Ghana (@utvghana) August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n