A teenager who was mistaken for thief is battling for his life. The incident happened in the Western region.
The teenager, a 17-year-old Prince Amoah, a resident of Apremdo in the Effia-Kwesimintsim was beaten and inflicted with cutlass wounds by a group of angry men.
Prince Amoah, a mechanic apprentice who spoke to Connect FM Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson detailed how he was attacked.
“I was in my room sleeping around 3:00am when I heard someone knocking on the door.
“He pleaded with me to repair his motor for him. I initially rejected the offer because the time was not favourable but he insisted I come out to talk to him, which I obliged. Immediately, I opened my door, three more men came and they started beating me. They had machetes, iron rods, and many weapons. They inflicted me with deep machete and iron rod wounds and took me to the police station,” Prince Amoah narrated.
Mr. Prince Amoah added that the police officer on duty asked the angry men to take him to the hospital and that was when they men realized that they had beaten the wrong person.
“On our way to the hospital, they looked at me again and realized I was not the one they were looking for and that I was a mistaken identity. They dropped me off and gave me GH¢50 to pay for my hospital bills and left,” he sadly added.
The teenager is currently receiving treatment at a medical center and the case has since been reported to the local police. It is hope that the culprits will be arrested since the case has been reported to the police.
