Police rescue 12-year old boy seen being tortured in viral video; two suspects in custody
Police in the Half Assini Division have successfully rescued a 12-year-old boy who was subjected to horrific abuse in a widely circulated video on social media. The disturbing footage showed the minor tied with a nylon rope and suspended from the roof of a building while being severely beaten by two men in the New Ankasa community, near Elubo in the Western Region.
According to police sources, the brutal assault was allegedly carried out as punishment after the boy was accused of stealing GH₵200. The two suspects, identified as 58-year-old Issah Morro and 27-year-old Suleman Abdul Rashid, who appeared in the viral video, have been arrested and are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
The young victim was promptly taken to a medical facility where he received tre...