Taxi driver kills colleague with wheel spanner at Agona Swedru

A heated argument between two taxi drivers at Agona Swedru in the Agona West District of the Central Region has ended in tragedy, as 26-year-old Evans Owusu lost his life after being struck with a wheel spanner by his colleague, Alex Amihere.

The incident occurred at their workplace on Tuesday and escalated to the point where Amihere reportedly used the wheel spanner as a weapon, inflicting fatal injuries on Owusu's head.

The exact cause of the heated argument remains unknown to the family and friends of the deceased.

Speaking to Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan, the victim’s father, Stephen Owusu, recounted the struggle to save his son.

“He was first sent to the Agona Swedru Hospital, then referred to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital, but none could handle the severity of the damage. He eventually died at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital,” he lamented.

The distraught father has called on the Ghana Police Service to apprehend the suspect and ensure justice is served.

Meanwhile, Lydia Andoh, the younger sister of the deceased’s wife, tearfully revealed the extent of the injury:

“The suspect damaged his brain before he passed away,” she said.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Mortuary for autopsy and preservation, while the suspect has been arrested and is assisting police investigations at the Agona Swedru Police Command.

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