A class teacher of the Dixcove Methodist Basic School in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region has allegedly slapped a pupil who had provoked him, leading to a chain of events that resulted in his subsequent ill health and death.
According to reports, the pupil had allegedly been behaving disruptively in class, which annoyed the teacher.
The student continued to cause a disturbance, prompting the teacher to slap her in an attempt to restore order.
Upon being slapped, the learner is said to have threatened retaliation, telling the class teacher to wait and see.
The teacher who had been in good health before the incident, suddenly experienced feelings of feverishness in the evening and was quickly rushed to the hospital.
Sadly, he could not make it and was confirmed dead a few minutes after arriving at the hospital on Monday, 29th May 2023