A factory hand, Michael Tetteh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Accra High Court for stabbing an okada rider, Patrick Gyasi, with a broken bottle during a fight.
The convict and Gyasi were both residents of Oduman, near Amasaman in Accra.
On June 16, 2017, Gyasi stopped over at a place known as Otumfour Spot at Oduman.
The prosecution said while at the spot, the convict and one ‘Taller’ also visited the area around 2300 hours and confronted Patrick, saying, “The other day while I was beating my child, you insulted me, and today you are here now.”
However, Gyasi told the Tetteh that was not the case.
Later, Tetteh grabbed a log and attempted to hit Gyasi.
According to the prosecution, Taller overpowered Tetteh, took away the log and settled the matter.
The facts presented to the court indicate that Tetteh went home and brought a bottle, which he hid in his pocket.
On his return and without provocation, Tetteh hit Gyasi and stabbed him in the neck and arm with the broken bottle.
The prosecution said Gyasi bled profusely and was rushed to the Oduman Health Centre but was transferred to the Amasaman Government Hospital, where he died.
The prosecutor said on June 21, 2017, Tetteh ran away to his girlfriend’s place at Asuboi in the Eastern Region, where he was nabbed.
A post-mortem conducted on the deceased by Dr Owusu Afriyie at the Police Hospital in Accra indicated that Gyasi died due to haemorrhagic shock and injury.
