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Ghana: 11-Yr-Old Boy Shoots Sister Dead

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AN eleven-year-old boy is said to have accidentally shot dead his

younger sister, Shallotte Wilson, at Asarekrom, a village near New

Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Tuesday

afternoon.

The sordid incident happened around 2:00 pm inside their parents' room

as the siblings struggled over their father's locally made pistol,

which resembled a toy gun bought for them.

New Edubiase District Police Commander ASP Martin Assenso, who

confirmed the tragic incident, told Daily Guide that the nine-year-old

girl was hit in the head and died on the spot. According to him, the

police were trying to determine how the boy came in contact with the

gun and how he happened to fire the weapon.

The police chief stated that the victim, a class five pupil of

Asarekrom D/A Primary, and her elder brother had closed from school

with the parents, Yeboah Wilson and Janet Awusua, having left the

house.

ASP Assenso explained that their mother had gone to the farm and the

father had travelled, leaving the boy and his sister alone in the

house with the gun, which the boy did not know was loaded.

Some residents of the community claimed the 11-year-old kid grabbed

the gun from the veranda to play with it and ended up a pint-size

murderer.

They ruled the girl's death accidental, and so far the police have not

pressed any charges against the boy, except an invitation to the

parents to assist with investigation.

Credit: Daily Guide

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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