A young boy aged 5 is on the verge of losing three of his fingers after his uncle’s wife, a breastfeeding mother inflicted knife wounds on his fingers.
This happened at Wisiwisi in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region.
According to reports from Angel FM, the lactating mother reportedly found the boy, Akwasi Alex Ofosu, trying to steal fish from the soup she had made .
An eyewitness said the 5 year old boy had recently lost his mother and was staying with his uncle and his wife.
The reports added that the Akwasi was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
“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 stated .
“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 also testified.