12-year-old boy in court for stabbing 2 brothers, detained in juvenile home
Published:
1 month ago
Source:
Pulse Ghana
A 12-year-old boy, was on Tuesday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates' Court, for allegedly stabbing two brothers. The defendant, who is of no fixed address, is standing trial on a three-count charge of assault, malicious damage and breach of the peace. The Prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 10, at 8:00 am, at Omi Olori Area in Ado-Ekiti. According to him, the defendant assaulted two brothers, Toheeb Adeitan and Tajudeen Adeitan, by beating and stabbing them on their hands and shoulders. He added that the defendant willfully and maliciously damaged a Vivo mobile phone worth ₦19,000, belonging to Basiri Adeitan, the father of the two brothers.