The family of a final-year student of O'Reilly Senior High School who was stabbed is demanding justice.
The deceased, Edward Sackey, reportedly died on Monday, September 2, after being stabbed in the chest during an altercation with a classmate.
The aggrieved family insists that the school has questions to answer regarding the circumstances under which their son met his untimely death.
The victim, 18-year-old Edward Borketey Sackey, was a student in the school's General Arts Department.
The incident occurred on campus after a fight broke out between Edward and a fellow student from the Visual Arts Department named Godwin, shortly after the deceased had finished writing an exam.
Speaking to Accra-based TV3, the father of the deceased Enoch Sackey accused the school's teachers of negligence.
He says his niece called him earlier that day to invite him to campus over the fight when it started.
Mr Sackey said he initially did not understand the rationale behind the call, as the teachers had the responsibility to prevent it. He however made his way to the school in Accra to understand the happenings.
The aggrieved father, along with other family members clad in red and black attire on Tuesday, picketed the school premises to express their displeasure.
He added that neither the school administration, the attacker's family, nor the police has reached out to them regarding the situation.
“We want answers from the school authority, and the parents of the boy and the police. What happened to the extent of leading to the student stabbing his friend? That's all we want. We want justice, and we want the school authority to explain to us if the teachers were not at the school when it happened, or they were there, or they did not care."
He added that the administration has invited police officers to prevent them from accessing the campus.
"They have brought policemen to block every gate to stop us from going in."
In an earlier report, Edward’s cousin narrated that the fight resulted from an altercation over an issue explaining that “we heard some noise at the back and we asked what’s wrong and they said it's Godwin and Edward fighting."
"I asked what’s the fight about and they said it was nothing serious."
According to Accra-based 3News, Edward was stabbed three times in the chest over an argument over who was richer.
“The whole thing was about you what do you have? I have this and that, you’re lying. That was what brought the fight. So, I thought the whole thing was nothing."
The deceased’s cousin further explained that she was approached by Godwin later with a caution that she warn her “brother or else his blood will flow.”
At this point, the deceased had reportedly run to some teachers but they “did not do anything.”
She rushed to her uncle’s shop near the school to report the development. Her uncle was unavailable.
Sadly, on her return, Edward was covered in blood after he was allegedly stabbed by Godwin.
He was subsequently pronounced dead at the hospital.
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