Pupil shoots teacher to death

Kyereyaaso, (Ash), June 24, GNA - A 13-year-old pupil, Yaw Amankwaa of Kyereyaaso, D/A Primary School near Nyinahin, on Sunday shot to death 54-year-old Ms Felicia Gyemaa, a teacher in the school. Briefing the Ghana News Agency on Monday at Nyinahin Mr. Samuel Alordey, Superintendent of Police in-charge of Nyinahin District, said on June 22, Amankwaa saw his father Mr Maxwell Asare's single barrel gun when he was sweeping the father's room.

The boy loaded the gun with cartridge and as he played with the gun it went off hitting Gyemaa who was standing some distance away in the courtyard.

The pellets hit her in the head and she died on the spot. Mr Alordey said Nancy Owusu, who was standing close to Gyemaa, was also hit in the throat and was taken to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The boy and his father are in police custody.