A suspected yet-to-be-identified thief has been killed after he attempted to rob a young man on his way back from Friday all night Church service at Akyeremade in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.
Hon. Justice Baffour Awuah, the Assembly Member of Akyeremade-Kwanwoma Electoral Area who explained what happened to myrepubliconline.com said, the suspected thief attacked his victim with a knife on his way from the church at dawn on Saturday.
The incident happened on Saturday, November 12, 2022, around 12:30 am at the abovementioned location.
According to the assembly member, the suspected thief tried using a handkerchief to cover the mouth of his victim and knifed him in the ribs after he failed the handkerchief attempt.
The victim, sensing danger struggled with his attacker and both fell into a ditch on the roadside.
The victim then overpowered the suspected thief in the process, therefore retaliated, and stabbed the suspected thief in the neck with the thief’s knife.
“The victim went to an all-night Church service on Friday. His wife who has returned from the market during the night had called the husband to bring her their home keys to get access to the room.
On his way coming home to deliver the keys to his wife, he was attacked by the suspect(now deceased) at the point on the Akyeremade road.
There, the unfortunate incident happened and the suspected thief was rather overpowered and killed by the victim after he(the suspected thief) stabbed the victim in the ribs”, Hon. Baffour Awuah added.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at the Aburaso Methodist Hospital under Police protection.
The body of the deceased has been conveyed by the Denkyembuoso Police to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for autopsy and preservation.
Investigation into the matter is ongoing.
