Man pours acid on son and grand-daughter

Europa 16:34 - 18 April 2017

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The suspect, Michael Kwame Martins has been charged with causing harm and has since been remanded.

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 71-year-old driver who allegedly poured acid on his son and an eight-year-old granddaughter.

The son suffered severe burns on his neck whilst the granddaughter got severely burnt on the right cheek eye and cheek.

His plea was not taken and he is to reappear on April 18.

According to the prosecutor, Detective Inspector Kofi Atimbire, the incident happened on April 3, this year at about 9:30 pm. He said the complainant and the accused had a misunderstanding over soaked clothes placed in a water container located between their doors.

The prosecutor said that the complainant moved the said container to the doorstep of the accused. However, the content of the container poured on the floor and the complainant left to buy sachet water.

The prosecutor added that on the return of the complainant, the accused without any provocation poured some acid on the complainant, that is, his son and same splashed on the eight-year-old victim.

The complainant reported the matter to the Police at Mile seven and medical forms were issued to them to seek medical attention.

The accused was arrested and charged before court, the prosecution said.