Tamale High Court presided over by Justice Jerome Noble-Nkrumah on Thursday convicted a 24-year-old baker to death by hanging for killing an eight- year-old boy in March 2010.
Abubakari Iddrisu was found guilty, also, of injuring two others at Gumbihini, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region.
The seven-member jury in the case unanimously found the accused guilty of murder, using offensive weapon and causing harm in the case that had been pending before the court for more than three years.
The convict's pleas for mercy were ignored by the trial judge who went ahead and passed judgment praying to God to have mercy on the convict's soul.
According to the facts as presented to the court, the convict, on March 16, 2010, slaughtered the deceased and fatally wounded two other children while they were fast asleep.
The two other kids were lucky to have survived the sharp cutlass of the suspect, while eight-year-old Mustapha Abdul Jahir died after he was rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
Mustapha Mohammed, nine, and Mustapha Aliu, seven, who were in critical condition, were later treated and discharged while an autopsy revealed the deceased died of cutlass wounds.
The suspect, a brother of the father of the victims, lived in the same house wi[b them and was reported to have constantly accused the school children of pilfering from his room.
He was alleged to have cautioned the kids over the conduct but this was constantly defied until the dawn of the said day when the suspect got infuriated and butchered the victims while they were asleep, with their mother Zenabu Mustapha in the compound.
The mother startled by the unusual noise at night, sprang up from the mat only to discover that she was lying in a pool of the kids' blood and raised the alarm.
Madam Zestiabu, unable to stand the pain, also collapsed and was rushed to the hospital together with victims vvhere one was pronounced dead on arrival.
Abubakari Iddrisu, after the incident, tried fleeing the community, but was pursued and arrested by the youth who but for the intervention of some elders, would have lynched him.
He was handed over to the police and put before court on charges of murder, causing harm and use of offensive weapon.
Abubakari Iddrisu, while in detention, expressed regret over his actions and prayed with nis family to temper justice with mercy, promising to turn over a new leaf.
The court, after a full trial, found hinrguilty of all counts and sentenced him accordingly.
No relation was in court as the accused was immediately whisked away by prison officers to be hanged, depending on when the President of the republic gives his assent.
Latest Stories
-
We may all resort to vote buying if electorates prioritise such over development – Asiedu Nketiah
5 mins -
NDF engages mineral extraction communities in advocacy and litigation resolution
10 mins -
Adabraka in community A/R unites to combat electoral violence
17 mins -
Forestry Commission cracks down on endangered bush meat trade
18 mins -
Global GDP could plunge by 24% by 2,100 without urgent climate action
19 mins -
High Court dismisses lecturer’s bid to block Deputy IGP’s appointment
27 mins -
MTN records 35.5% growth in profit to GH¢3.76bn in quarter 3, 2024
50 mins -
Deloitte to hold training on navigating customs and excise duty Obligations
53 mins -
Akufo-Addo, Bawumia should have prioritised National Peace Campaign launch – Mahama
53 mins -
AGI works to clamp down on substandard foreign mattresses penetrating Ghanaian markets
54 mins -
Immigration Service intercepts 54 gallons of fuel
57 mins -
Ace Medical Insurance makes its mark at Ghana Club 100 Awards
1 hour -
Dafeamekpor takes Speaker to High Court to affirm vacant seats ruling
1 hour -
Government is not funding GMX music streaming platform – Director of Marketing
1 hour -
Energy sector not advancing enough – ACEP
1 hour