KUMACA Assault: One arrested as five-member committee probes incident

A security guard who was involved in an assault on a female student of the Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) has been arrested and is currently assisting with investigations. 

The arrest comes after the Ghana Education Service (GES) established a five-member committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The committee formed on Thursday, August 15, has one week to provide its conclusions and suggestions for further steps, according to a report by Asaaseradio.com. 

An investigation was launched following the release of a distressing video that went viral on social media and featured multiple students from the school viciously attacking a final-year female student. 

Samson Anawine Atogembero, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Director of Education, denounced the event and said the victim was identified and received medical attention. 

“It is unfortunate and disturbing,"  the director said. 

“I see it as an abuse of a girl child, so we’ve taken the necessary measures, and so the security man has been arrested by the police. We’ve formed a committee to investigate this matter and identify the involved boys. Now the girl is calm. She was sent to the health centre and her parents have been informed,” Samson Anawine Atogembero added. 

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