A young man believed to be in his 20’s was chained to an electric pole, stripped naked and beaten to pulp by some residents of Elmina when he was caught with stolen items in the area.
The young man, whose name was given as “Dabi Na Mɛka M’asɛm”, is believed to hail from Komenda Kissi but resides in Elmina.
Information gathered by Atinka News revealed that, the suspected thief, had planned to steal goats which were grazing in a nearby bush.
But on his way to where the goats were, he saw a parked taxi and decided to steal money and a mobile phone from it before going to steal the goat.
Luck, however, ran out for him as he was spotted by the taxi driver whom with the help of others gave the thief a hot chase and caught him.
He was then chained to an electric pole and beaten by the residents.
Meanwhile Atinka News then spoke with the thief in which he revealed that, he was sent by one Uncle Awudu, a beer bar operator in the community to do the operation for him.
The suspect is now at the Elmina Police Station for further investigations.
In other news: 6-year-old boy drowns in manhole at Bonsu Nkwanta
A 6-year-old boy has drowned in a manhole at Bonsu Nkwanta in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region.
The incident happened on Wednesday around 4 p.m in the evening.
According to an eyewitness account, the deceased, whose name is yet to be known was playing with his friends of the same age around the pit in the evening.
Unfortunately the ball they were playing fell into the pit which compelled the 6-year-old boy to jump into the pit to get ball back.
Reports say the 6-year-old was unable to climb to the top of the pit again, hence drowning.
His colleagues upon realising that the boy was battling to survive shouted for help but before people could go to his rescue, the boy had already passed out.
The body of deceased has been conveyed and deposited at Juaboso Gov’t Hospital for autopsy and preservation.
Investigations are also ongoing by Juaboso Police on the actual cause of the incident.
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