It is emerging that the final year science student of Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in Eastern region stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Koforidua, was a suspected armed robber.
The student identified as Kelvin Bonzy alias Paa Kwasi was found in a pool of blood with multiple knife wounds near Koforidua Technical University (KTU) Junction Wednesday evening.
The victim who stayed with the parents in Koforidua Effiduase was found in a pool of blood by passersby at the roadside battling for his life.
He was St. Joseph Hospital but died Thursday dawn.
The victim was preparing to write the coming West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination(WASSCE).
The student was also popular for his football skills but his parents wanted him to be a Medical Doctor.
Police source however say, he was facing robbery charges at Koforidua circuit court and put on indefinite suspension by management of the school after robbing a colleague student of OPASS and a Teacher with OPASS Junior High School, and took away their mobile phones about a month ago.
He was on bail to enable him prepare and write the West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the next few week.
“He has two cases of robbery at both circuit court A & B just last week and he was granted bail,” the police source said.
Multiple sources say, on the fateful day of his lynching, the now deceased student robbed a mobile phone from a student of Koforidua Technical University around 5:00pm.
The student raised alarm but the suspect pulled a knife and attempted to stab persons who came to the rescue of the female student but was overpowered and lynched using same knife to stab him multiple times during the struggle.
“Yes he snatch a poly student bag, around the poly junction. When he was caught and they ask him to return the bag, he pull a knife, so they use the same knife on him,” an eyewitness said.
The family however rejected attempt to tag him a thief.
Meanwhile, Police has commenced investigation into the incident.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
