Casual workers of an importing company at the Takoradi Port witnessed a horrible scene last Monday, when one of their colleagues inflicted a deep machete wound on another, claiming that he was a threat to his job.
The suspect, David Aheto, was said to have entered the warehouse of the company for a machete and inflicted wounds on the co-worker, who is currently on admission at Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital.
As he inflicted the wounds, he said “you are a threat to my job, you kept reporting me for me to be sacked and worrying me.”
Aheto fled after the act, while other casual workers, who thought the victim was dead, pursued him to beat him up, but he was rescued by some people.
An eyewitness told the Daily Graphic that on Monday afternoon they were all at work, when Aheto suddenly went into the warehouse and came out with a machete.
He then descended heavily on Owusu-Mensah, who he claimed had been giving negative reports about him to their employers resulting in uncertainty surrounding his being retained on the job. He said the only way to stop him was to eliminate him.
The witness said after inflicting the machete wound on him, the victim fell, while Aheto still stood over him. His colleagues were scared of going closer to Aheto because of the machete.
“But one of our colleagues managed to pass behind him and hold him from behind and the victim was rescued,” he said.
When contacted, the Takoradi Port Police confirmed the story and said Aheto was in custody.
The police said the two were rushed to the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital where the suspect was treated and discharged and is currently in cells, while the victim is still on admission.
Investigations continue.
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