A final-year student of O’Reilly Senior High School has been stabbed to death by a colleague over a minor dispute.
According to the reports, Edward Borketey Sackey, a final-year General Arts student, lost his life after being stabbed three times in the chest by Godwin, a fellow final-year student studying Visual Arts on Monday.
The altercation, which reportedly stemmed from a minor dispute, escalated into violence, leaving the 18-year-old victim dead.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred shortly after Sackey had completed a paper. A cousin of the deceased, who witnessed the events, described the altercation as a “simple fight” that spiralled out of control.
“He had a paper in the morning and came to me that he was done with is paper…A few minutes later, we heard some noise at the back and we asked what was wrong and they said it was Godwin and Edward fighting. I asked what’s the fight about and they said it was nothing serious.
“A few minutes later, the Godwin guy came up to me and asked me to warn my brother or else his blood will flow and I told him it has not gotten to that,” she narrated.
“When the chaos started my brother ran to the teachers who were sitting under the tree in the school compound…I was calling the guy to stop but they didn’t mind me so I decided to go to my uncle who has a shop outside the school to report to him what was happening since the teachers are not doing anything.
“The guy is not someone he will joke it when he is coming to school he has this small bag which contains a lot of harmful substances like knives,” she said.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the school community, raising concerns about safety and security on school premises.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the stabbing and to hold the perpetrator accountable.
