Enoch Sackey, the father of Edward Sackey, a final-year student of O'Reilly Senior High School who was fatally stabbed during an altercation on campus, has vowed to sue the school.
Edward, an 18-year-old General Arts student, died on Monday, September 2, after being stabbed by a classmate from the Visual Arts Department.
In an interview with Accra-based CitiNews, Enoch Sackey expressed his family's frustration over the incident, stating that the school must be held accountable for the circumstances that led to his son's untimely death.

“We have to sue the school, we have to hold the school responsible. We want the school authority to come out to explain and tell us, why such a thing would happen in a school premises that the teachers, nobody tried to interfere… they were all unconcerned until my son passed away," he said.
Earlier today, he 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.
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.
The suspect has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service.
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