Following an alleged attempt by a man to snatch someone’s girlfriend during a wake keeping, a machete fight broke out at Twifo Abodom in the Central Region, injuring seven people.
The Western Region’s Wassa East District’s Wassa Hemanso youth and Twifo Abodom’s were involved in the altercation.
When the Twifo Abodom youth attended a vigil (wake-keeping) at Wassa Hemanso, it is said that a heated argument broke out between the two youth groups.
During the event where some had taken to the dancing floor to dance, some Wassa Hemanso youth from nowhere slapped a boy from Twifo Abodom who was dancing with his girlfriend.
The victim went back to Twifo Abodom in the Central region to report the assault on him to the youth in his town for reprisal attack.
On Sunday, April 2, 2023, the angry youth numbering about 20, also laid ambush on the youth of Wassa Hemanso which resulted in a fight involving the use of machete, sticks and stones.
Both sides recorded casualties with some sustaining serious wounds and were rushed to the Twifu Ateiku Health Centre for treatment.