A 26-year-old man has been stabbed to death, and his assailant lynched at Kotwi, in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti Region.
According reports, the incident occurred as a result of a brawl that was occasioned by an alleged sale of substances believed to be marijuana at a ‘Wee Base’.
Reports say that one of the deceased, Nana Boakye, was allegedly stabbed in the chest for failing to sell marijuana to a suspected drug addict in the area, known as Sheriff.
After being stabbed, Nana Boakye fell to his knees with blood oozing from his chest on the street of Kotwi.
The aggrieved residents reportedly left Nana Boakye unattended as they chased Sheriff to lynch him at Jordan Junction in the area.
Two other persons attacked and injured are currently receiving treatment at Gary Marvin Hospital.
A resident, George Arthur, who witnessed the incident, in a media interview, narrated: “Sheriff also hurt two of the people who tried to lynch him after his action but they are also at the hospital receiving treatment”.
Sources say an average of 100 guys frequent the uncompleted building serving as the ‘Wee Base’, and checks revealed that the joint in the middle of the town had pieces of smoked cigarettes and empty alcoholic sachets littered. Sheriff’s family house was found empty.
Father of the deceased, Mr Boakye, insisted his son is a carpenter and not a narcotics dealer.
However, a close source says the deceased’s father and mother left the house for fear of being lynched by the angry youth.
The Kumasi Central Police command has, therefore, began investigations into the matter. The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the morgue.
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