JHS 3 student died after being stabbed in the breast by a JHS 2 classmate during an alleged boyfriend scuffle.

A 16-year-old Nkwadum D/A Junior High School student in the Akontombra District in the Western North region died unnecessarily after being stabbed in the breast by a 15-year-old JHS 2 classmate.

According to myjoyonline.com, the adolescents were arguing over an apparent boyfriend when one of them tragically died as a result.

According to the news website, the body of the dead, named as Akua Kumah, has been deposited at the Sefwi-Wiawso Government Hospital for autopsy.

Meanwhile, Francisca Hayford, the suspect, is said to be in police custody in Sefwi-Akontombra, where she is collaborating with investigations.

According to Isaac Etsie, Assemblyman for Nkwadum Electoral Area, a misunderstanding occurred between the two children on their way home from school on Monday, resulting in the tragic death of one of them.

“I was informed on Monday evening that two students were having a fight, and during the fisticuffs, the 15-year-old in JHS 2 stabbed the 16-year-old in JHS 3 in the breast,” he said, as quoted by myjoyonline.com.

The news outlet further reported a physician assistant at the Sefwi Nsawora Health Centre, Charles Kwabena Amoako, to have said that the victim was brought in dead.

He added that Akua Kumah was stabbed in the chest, causing her to bleed to death.

According to the news outlet, Charles Kwabena Amoako, a medical assistant at the Sefwi Nsawora Health Centre, claimed the victim was brought in dead.

Akua Kumah was stabbed in the chest, forcing her to bleed to death, according to him.