A DISPUTE between two Chinese galamsey operators at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region over GH¢400 degenerated into violence which claimed the life of one of them.
The deceased, Liu Xin Ping, 32, was allegedly stabbed in the chest by Chen Jing Guo, 44, an excavator operator, when Ping went to Guo’s residence to collect part of the money he had paid for excavator services which had not been fully accomplished.
The deceased was said to have rented an excavator from Guo and his wife, Lucy Chen, 33, for his galamsey operations and paid GH¢600 for the service.
Briefing the Daily Graphic on the incident, the Tarkwa Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Kwadwo Antwi-Tabi, said the excavator got stuck in the mud and, therefore, could not accomplish the service for which it had been hired.
He said Ping, accompanied by two others identified as Tan Hai Bing and Liu Xiao-Zhong, called on Guo at his residence at 11 p.m. to collect GH¢400 out of the GH¢600 he had paid for use of the excavator, since the task could not be completed.
After explaining his mission to Guo and his wife, Lucy, to whom the money had allegedly been paid, she denied ever collecting any money.
An argument, therefore, ensued between the couple, on one side, and the deceased and his friends, on the other.
In the midst of the commotion, Lucy is alleged to have pulled a registered pump-action gun and threatened to shoot Ping and his friends if they dared her.
In reaction, the three friends quickly reached into their car to pick a gun to counter Lucy’s aggression.
Chief Supt Antwi-Tabi said before they returned, Lucy had locked the door but her husband allegedly used a knife to stab the victim on the left side of his chest, killing him instantly.
The incident, which attracted a large crowd, was reported to the police by Lucy and the couple, along with Liu Xiao-Zhong and Tan Hai Bin, were subsequently arrested.
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