What was intended to be a heroic act turned tragic for a 28-year-old tricycle rider when he tried to intervene in a fight at Akyem Dwaso in the Eastern Region.
Yaw Amoako was stabbed to death when he went to the rescue of his neighbour.
According to reports, he was at home with his fiancee when he heard disturbances outside.
When he went outside to investigate, he discovered that a group of young men was attacking his neighbour.
He allegedly intervened and attempted to disperse them, but one of the attackers, identified as Nana Opoku, turned on him.
He stabbed him three times in the stomach, leading to his death.
Nana Opoku and two other friends reportedly attacked the neighbour in retaliation for an earlier altercation during which the neighbour and his friends beat him up.
The key suspect, Nana Opoku, has since been arrested and is currently in police custody.
Two other suspects are also on the run as police have mounted a manhunt for them.
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Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Kyebi Government Hospital Mortuary pending further investigations.
In a similar incident, a 20-year-old woman, Mariama Sulley, was stabbed multiple times by her co-tenant in a revenge fight at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region.
The suspect was said to have threatened to attack the victim after she fought with the suspect’s friend some months ago.
The suspect earlier attacked the victim while she was cooking in the same compound house, and the matter was settled at the Awutu Bereku Police Station.
However, the victim was brushing her teeth when the suspect attacked her with a sharp knife and stabbed her multiple times a month later.
The suspect, only identified as Philomena, bolted after the attack.