A final-year science student at Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in the Eastern Region has been lynched in Koforidua by unknown assailants.
The 19-year-old student identified as Kelvin Bonzy, alias Paa Kwasi, was found by a passerby in a pool of blood battling for his life near Koforidua Technical University (KTU) with multiple knife wounds Wednesday evening.
He was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital but died Thursday at dawn.
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The victim, who was preparing to write the West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) next month, has been described as a brilliant student by his former teacher.
According to his parents, he would become a medical doctor.
There were many residents and family friends who visited the family’s house to sympathize with them.
The family has rejected the idea of labeling him a criminal.
They say Kelvin came home on an exciting day to attend his sister’s wedding over the weekend. Meanwhile, police have investigated the incident.
