Ghana: man’s neck slashed over fruit juice price

A young man has been wounded and hospitalized following a hot argument as he went to purchase ‘Don Simon’ fruit juice from a drinking spot at Maakro in the Suame Constituency, Ghana, reports said.

A debate ensued between the victim and the drinking spot attendant over the exact price a drink.

“The drinking spot attendant, allegedly, then called about eight young men, who were heavily armed with sharp machetes, who without provocation, butchered the victim,” report said.

The victim sustained a deep cut on his neck after the attack.

The was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), where he was admitted for treatment.

“Photograph of the victim lying in a hospital bed with plaster on his neck taken,” the report said.

Efforts were underway to arrest the suspects to face the law when this report was later filed.