WHAT began as a misunderstanding between a teenager, Nanabenyin Kwesi Adu, and his friend over GH¢50 and Indian hemp turned strategic when the friend allegedly stabbed him to death in New Takoradi, a fishing community in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis.
The friend, Kwaku Nyameye, who gave his age as 17, is currently in police custody.
Realising the gravity of his act after allegedly stabbing Master Adu twice at the back of his neck and once on the left side of his rib, Nyameye, who became scared, broke down in tears and shouted for help. Adu was rushed to the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Moments after the victim was pronounced dead, those who rushed the victim to the hospital handed him over to the Takoradi Central District Police Command.
The suspect and his friend were residents of New Takoradi who carried out menial jobs at the New Takoradi Canoe Landing Beach for their daily bread.
According to an eyewitness, the two bought Indian hemp from a peddler around 6:00am at a beach last Saturday, but some misunderstanding ensued between them over who should take the lion’s share of the ‘wrappers’ and who should keep the GH¢50 change.
Nyameye was said to have pulled a kitchen knife and stabbed Adu at the back of his neck and the left rib, resulting in deep cuts.
The police confirmed the story and said the suspect was currently in custody pending further investigations, while the body had been deposited at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital mortuary.
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