Felix Aposonge Ayelazoya arrested for allegedly cutting the ring fingers of his 11-year-old nephew for stealing his GHC20.00.
ALSO READ : I’ve paid over GHS9.6 million to Menzgold customers so far – NAM1 discloses
The arrested was by the Upper East Regional Police Command.
Graphic Online reports that Felix Aposonge placed the victim’s fingers on a wooden panel & used a
machete to cut the two fingers off.
The boy’s endless cry of pain attracted the attention of residents of Zorkor Gambolga in the Bongo
District in the Upper East Region where the sad ordeal took place.
How it all happened
Mr Fianko-Okyere who’s the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Upper East Regional Police
Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police said about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, this year, the
Unit Committee Chairman, Mr Atanga William, together with the suspect and the victim (name
withheld), lodged the complaint at the Bongo Police Station.
ALSO READ : “Don’t believe all these stories flying on social media – Mompha on rumors about Hushpuppi’s arrest
According to Mr Fianko-Okyere, the suspect, about 12:30 p.m. on that same day, had accused his nephew (the victim), who had been staying with him since he was four years old, that he had stolen his GH¢20, but the boy denied taking the money.
That, he said, infuriated the suspect, compelling him to chop off the two fingers of the boy, which left him bleeding profusely.
According to the regional police PRO, the police were preparing to send the docket to the Attorney-General’s Department.
ALSO READ : Okomfour Kwadee gets visited by Lord Kenya in rehab hospital
He said the boy was given a medical form to go for treatment at the Bongo District Hospital and also asked to stay with a different family member.
Mr Fianko-Okyere advised the public to desist from taking actions that would ruin the future and the survival of children, saying the police would do everything in their power to protect children.
