The Driver who allegedly stabbed a passenger multiple times to death over social distancing in a commercial vehicle has been remanded by Koforidua District Magistrate Court “B”.
The Driver was put before the court presided over by His Worship Eric Daning on Wednesday on Provisional Charge of Murder.
He will reappear in court after two weeks.
The commercial vehicle driver, Appau Atto, 30, is in the grips of the police at Akwadum, in the Eastern Region, for allegedly stabbing three passengers, resulting in the death of one last Sunday.
The deceased, who was rushed to the Saint Joseph’s Hospital at Koforidua for treatment, was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the hospital mortuary, whilst the others are responding to treatment.
The driver who was in charge of Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration number ER 1623-13, defied the presidential directive on the number of passengers to be taken by commercial vehicles, which triggered a heated argument between the deceased and the other two victims, and the driver.
They said the furious driver, during the argument, dropped all the passengers on board the vehicle in the middle of the journey, as punishment for complaining against the illegal number of passengers he was carrying.
Not satisfied with that, he insisted that all the passengers pay the full fare, despite leaving them stranded.
But, according to the eyewitnesses, the passengers argued that, dropping them in the middle of the journey meant no service rendered, therefore, they would not pay the fare, unless the driver took them to their destination.
The eyewitnesses said the driver became more infuriated, and with extreme anger, went into the vehicle, took a knife, and stabbed the deceased, leading to his death.
Mybrytfmonline.com reported on Sunday, April 18, 2020, around 9:00pm that, a commercial Vehicle driver has violently stabbed a passenger for protesting against overloading amid fear of coronavirus infection.
The incident according to an eyewitness occurred at Akwadum-roundabout in the New Juaben North Municipality.
Ghana has recorded 1154 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 9 deaths qs of April 22, 2020.
President of Ghana Akufo-Addo, and various District and Municipal Assemblies have directed that drivers reduce the number of passengers they transport at a time to help observe social distancing protocols to minimize the risk of infection in public transport.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
