Father demands justice in O’Reilly Senior High School stabbing case

The father of a final-year student of O’Reilly Senior High School is seeking justice for his son who was stabbed, and later pronounced dead at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra. 

Edward Borketey Sackey, a Visual Arts student of the school, is reported to have engaged in a fight with one of his mates over an argument on the school’s premises last Monday.  

In the company of family and friends, Enoch Sackey stormed the school’s premises yesterday to demand justice for his son.

According to him, more than 24 hours after the incident, the school authorities had not said anything about it.

“The police have not called and even the family of the boy who killed my son has not reached out. We want answers from the school authorities and the parents of the boy.

We want justice and want to know what happened,” he said. Meanwhile, there was a heavy security presence at the O’Reilly Senior High School yesterday.

As a result, Mr Sackey and his sympathisers, who marched to the school in red and black attire to protest, were denied access to the school. The police are yet to issue an official statement on the matter.

Background

A viral video shared on social media shows the victim in an unconscious posture lying on a white cloth on the floor. Other videos show the victim being conveyed to hospital by his mates.

Meanwhile, a crunch meeting involving the Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, the Municipal Director of the Ledzokuku Assembly, and the management of O'Reilly Senior High School has been held.

Also, the Greater Accra Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, Stephen Abamfo, has given an assurance that  a thorough investigation would be conducted to address the incident and also safeguard the security of the staff and students.