A five year old boy (name withheld), suffered severe fourth-degree thermal burns to both his hands and legs, when his aunt allegedly pushed him into a raging fire. His 'crime'?
For allegedly misplacing her aunty’s money.
The young boy now spots two scarred hands, legs and deformed wrists since the burns extended deeper into his muscle and bone tissue.
The victim, accompanied by a concerned woman, stormed the premises of PeaceFM and recounted how the ordeal happened.
According to him, the incident occurred somewhere in 2010 when he was staying with the aunty in Tarkwa, a mining community in the Western Region of Ghana. The matter has since been reported to the police.
Listen to his poignant narration in the audio attachment.
PeaceFM News also spoke with a pioneer in developmental issues; renowned broadcaster and Programmes Manager of PeaceFM, Aunty Afia Konadu, who was still at post when the victim arrived and saw at first hand, the nature of the burns.
