[ 2012-09-18 ]

Girl, 5, killed by stray bullet
The family of five-year-old Efua Mintah Boadi of
Kwabenya, Accra, has cried foul over the gruesome
murder of its kin who was shot in a room while
studying.

The deceased, according to the family, was in one
of the rooms or Life Health Foundation Clinic
studying when a stray bullet hit her in the skull,
killing her instantly.

An autopsy report signed by Dr Lawrence Edusei of
the 37 Military Hospital, the victim died of
gunshot wounds.

Yaw Boadi, father of the deceased told the paper
that the incident happened on the afternoon of
August 11, 2012.

"My wife Eunice Boadi who works with the health
facility near Kwabenya, on that fateful day took
the child to work”, he stated.

According to him, the deceased was allowed to sit
in one of the consulting rooms studying her books
while the mother worked.

"The mother later heard the child screaming and
rushed to the room to find out what was amiss.
When the mother entered the room where the child
was seated, she saw her lying in a pool of blood,"
he noted.

Efua was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital for
intensive care but she died on the way.

Doctors of 37 Military Hospital who examined the
body indicated that the child was shot, and urged
the family to lodge a complaint with the police.

"We therefore reported the matter to the Kwabenya
District Police for further action. When an
autopsy was carried out by the doctors, pistol
ammunition was "removed from the head of my
daughter. As at now, no one has been identified as
the person who shot at my child," the aggrieved
father added.

The Kwabenya District Police Commander, DSP
Afriyie Ameyaw, he said police personnel from the
crime scene unit of the Ghana Police Service are
still investigating the matter, urging individuals
to help the police with information.

Source - Daily Guide

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