BY : DARI KWABENA MATHEW (+233555395925)
A 5-year-old boy is reportedly on the verge of losing three of his fingers after his uncle’s wife slashed them with a knife because he allegedly attempted to steal fish from a soup.
The lactating mother is reported to have inflicted the injury on the victim, Akwasi Alex Ofosu at Wisiwisi in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
“Yesterday around 6:30, I heard Kwasi crying loudly, so I asked Sister Ama to enquire why he was crying and what had occurred, she replied that she had slashed off his fingers for stealing fish from her soup.
“I followed up by asking her if she had used a knife or a blade, to which she replied, ‘knife’ So I remarked, Sister Ama, you’re wicked. I then called the boy and along with another tenant gave him first aid,” a neighbour is quoted to have said.
“What I saw yesterday is that the woman chopped the boy’s fingers with a knife. One of my sisters was braiding her hair at the place and she heard the youngster crying so she asked him to come.
“Even though the aunt tried to stop him from coming, the sister insisted and when the boy arrived, we saw that three of his fingers had been cut,” another witness added.
The victim reportedly lost his mother not long ago and was staying with his uncle and his wife when she subjected him to the cruel treatment.
According to a report by Angel FM, the youngster was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
