Student stabs senior colleague to death in fight over boyfriend

A fight between two teenage students, over a supposed boyfriend, has led to the death of one after being stabbed in the chest region, in Ghana.

A 15-year-old JHS 2 schoolgirl of the Nkwadum D/A Junior High School in the Akontombra District of the Western North region of Ghana has been arraigned by the authorities for allegedly stabbing her 16-year-old senior colleague over a supposed boyfriend.

A 16-year-old student of the Nkwadum D/A Junior High School in the Akontombra District of the Western North region of Ghana, identified as Akua Kumah, has been confirmed dead after being stabbed in the breast by a 15-year-old JHS 2 schoolmate, identified as Franscisca Hayford.

As reported by MyJoyOnline, the teenagers were fighting over an alleged boyfriend when one of them lost her life in the process.

The corpse of the dead schoolgirl identified as Akua Kumah, has been deposited at the Sefwi-Wiawso Government Hospital for autopsy.

TopNaija understands that the suspected is reported to be in police custody at Sefwi-Akontombra assisting with investigations.

Confirming the incident, the Assemblyman for Nkwadum Electoral Area, Isaac Etsie, said the misunderstanding ensued between the two students while they were returning from school on Monday, May 23.

Etsie said;

“I was informed on Monday evening that two students were having a fight, and during the fisticuffs, the 15-year-old in JHS 2 stabbed the 16-year-old in JHS 3 in the breast.” 

Charles Kwabena Amoako, a medical assistant at the Sefwi Nsawora Health Centre, also revealed that the victim was brought in dead.