Court says JHS student remains in detention after assault on teacher

A high school student from Nungua Kroma Two school who assaulted his teacher must remain in custody until March 30, a juvenile court in Accra has ruled.

The accused denied ever assaulting the teacher who had punished him for not doing his homework.

He also denied conspiring with 15 other men to assault the teacher.

The prosecution was ordered to file disclosures by March 26.

The court is expected to hold a case management conference at the next court session.

The prosecution told the court that the accused (name withheld) refused to do his homework and after being punished for it, he rushed home to call 15 other young men who allegedly stormed school in a Sprinter bus and attacked the teacher, inflicting injuries on him. on his face.

The prosecution said the professor and the plaintiff, Moses Onyameasem, were rescued by his colleagues and taken to LEKMA hospital in Accra, where he was treated and discharged.

The prosecution said that after the attack, the student’s mother also allegedly “ stormed ” the school and verbally assaulted the teacher.

According to the prosecution, the development led to the closure of the school.

The prosecution said that on Monday February 22, at around 12:15 p.m., the teacher, accompanied by a certain Roger Asempa, the principal of the school, had gone to the police station with a head wound to report the aggression.

The prosecution said the teacher reported that earlier around noon, a student in his class and 15 other young men from Nungua town came to school on a bus to physically assault him.

The prosecution said a medical report form was issued to the complainant to seek medical attention, while a joint stakeholder meeting was held on the incident.

— RNG