The Central East Regional Police Command is investigating a 14year old boy for his alleged involvement in a stealing operation.
The operation according to the police had left deep machete wounds on him.
The suspect was arrested whiles receiving medical treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
Residents of Potsin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region got terrified after the 14years old Philip Dadzie, a JHS 2 people was discovered in a bush in a pool of blood on July 26th 2023.
He had sustained severe machete wounds on various pats of the body.
According to information, he told his rescuers that he was attacked by some unknown assailants who had asked for directions from him while embarking on an early morning jogging on Wednesday, 26TH July, 2023 along the Potsin Dominase stretch.
News of his attack attracted public sympathy and even prompted some members of the community in diaspora to make financial contributions towards his medical bills.
But residents are shocked over a latest development of the matter as it has been revealed that the teenager rather sustained the machete wounds as a result of a clash between him and some security men at the Dominase Onion Market in an attempt to steal from the market.
According to sources, the suspect on that fateful day went to the market in the company of four other suspects who are older than him and fall within the ages of 25 and 30 and that the suspect upon being intercepted by one of the security guards at the market pulled a knife to attack the guard who also retaliated by slashing the suspect with a machete multiple times.
The suspect was however able to flee the scene and later rescued by his other colleagues who dumped him at the outskirts of the Potsin township and coerced him to give his earlier narrative.
The market’s security guards upon siting the media report followed up to the Potsin police station where the correct narrative was given.
The suspect admitted to his involvement in the attempted stealing at the market following police interrogation.
A resident who has been following up on the incident Ebo Anderson indicated that the lates turn of event marvels them.
“We are shocked to hear that a little bit of such age can engage in such an act and deceiving the entire community to believe that he was actually attacked”Ebo Anderson said.
The suspected has been discharged from the 37 Military Hospital in Accra where he received treatment and is currently assisting police with their inquiries while the other suspects are being persued by the Police.