A 35-year-old private security guard, Kofi Anane, has been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court for attacking a trader, Kofi Thompson, with a shovel.
The trader, aged 32, suffered severe wounds on the head, jaw and hand, and is currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital.
Kofi Anane has, therefore, been charged with causing harm, but pleaded not guilty, and had been released on conditions.
The conditions to be executed are GH¢50,000 with two sureties, and he should report to the investigator once every fort night (2 weeks).The next hearing of the case date is October 16, 2023.
Inspector Rosemond Anyane narrated the incident to the court and said the complainant is Nana Asare also a trader. She said the accused, as well as the complainant and the victim, are all residents of Alajo in the Accra Metropolis.
According to her, on September 9, 2023, at about 3:30pm, there was a football match at the Astroturf at Alajo. The football match attracted the victim and his friends, but they were refused entry by the security man at post. This refusal ended with the security man being assaulted by the victim and his friends.
When the news got to the accused, Kofi Anane, who claims to be a co-security personnel, he barmed himself with a shovel and went to Accra Newtown Racco Pub after the match.
He saw Thompson and attacked him with the shovel on the head, jaw and left palm, injuring him in the process. The victim was rescued by some people nearby and they rushed him to the Maamobi General Hospital while bleeding profusely.
Due to how severe the injuries were, he was referred to the 37 Military Hospital, where he has since been on admission at the Emergency Ward.
The accused was subsequently handed over to the Kotobabi Police and after investigations, he was charged with the offence and put before court.
