A Chinese national has been rescued by Police at Kwahu Apradan in the Eastern Region after the mob besieged his house.
The action of the mob was in reaction to an accidental discharge of a pump-action gun by the Chinese which injured an 8-year-old boy Justice Kwasi Mireku.
Mybrytnewsroom.com has gathered that the Chinese were repairing his pump-action gun when one of the ammunitions locked in the chamber of the gun accidentally discharged hitting one of the children who were playing around.
The incident angered residents who invaded the house of the Chinese but swift intervention by armed police helped to whisk him away to the police station.
The Chinese were in police custody assisting the investigation.
The victim was taken to the Holy Family Hospital for treatment. He is said to be responding to treatment.
There is tension in the community as the residents are threatening to attack the Chinese if set free by Police.
The public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the incident to Starr News that ” police received information that the Chinese national was repairing his pump-action gun in the house and the process one of the ammunition that was locked up in the chamber fired accidentally through his window. Some children were playing outside the house and the accidental firing led to an injury to an 8-year-old boy”
DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said, “When police got to the scene a lot of people had besieged the residence of the Chinese national but the police were able to persuade them and through diplomacy”.
DSP Tetteh assured the angry residents to remain calm. He said Police will not shield the Chinese.
“We want to appeal to residents of Apradan to remain calm because tensions are very high in the area, we want to assure them that thorough investigations will be done and nothing will be done to shelve anybody whatever the findings will be and at every step of the process we will keep the public information to be updated about”.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
