The family of the late Lily Donkor, a third year student of the Achimota School who was killed by her colleague and boyfriend, is up in arms over what it says is too linient a sentence handed to the murderer of their beloved daughter.
The 18-year old third year male student of Achimota Senior High School who shot at Lily with his father’s single barrel gun who was facing a chage of manslaughter was on Friday sentenced to three years at the Correctional Home by the Juvenile Court in Accra.
The accused was reported to have brought out his father’s gun under a bed with the intent of shooting in the air but ended up killing his friend.
The facts as narrated in court earlier were that, on January 4, this year, at about 14:00 hours the deceased Lily who lived at Cantonments visited the accused person at Community eight (8) in Tema.
According to the prosecution the accused went into his father’s room and picked up his father’s single barrel gun and shot the victim in the abdomen accidentally as the gravity of the gun changed and hit the deceased.
The victim was rushed to the Port Clinic in Tema, but due to the condition of the victim, she was transferred to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, where she died on admission.
Speaking to Kasapa News, mother of the deceased, Vivian Donkor said the family finds it difficult to understand why the murderer whose identity was concealed by the court was not given a stiffer punishment for taking the life of an innocent person, when thieves who still less important things like fowls are severely punished with long jail terms.
“How can our hurtful feelings be assuaged when someone who has killed our daughter is sentenced to only three years in a correctional home. We’re vey angry over the jail term, the family is meeting soon to see what next step we can take. We’re not leaving this matter lying down and we’re not ready to forgive the boy and his family. Since day one, his mother never said the truth insisting that it was a knockout that hit and killed my daughter and not a gun. Even when Lily was shot and was writhing in pain in a pool of blood, it took the boy and his family three hours before they took Lily to the hospital and even this was after her elder sister had called her [Lily’s] phone several times which rang unaswered. Is that how to treat someone’s daughter who has visited your home? We’re convinced they deliberately killed.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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The boy (accused) was tried as a juvenile, because at the time of the incident (or accident) he was 17 yrs. Under our laws, the maximum sentence a juvenile can get is 3 years even for such a crime. He was sent to the Correctional Home to be reformed and not punished, as a juvenile offender. This is our law in Ghana. The family of the victim/ deceased clearly need help. In fact both families do, as a matter of fact. I believe the victim's family needs more help because of their current stance. What happened is tragic and any family losing their beloved child this way will understandably be deeply hurt and broken. But like someone said on here, they stand a chance of losing themselves with that one bullet in addition to their beloved daughter if they choose the path of unforgiveness and vengeance. God knows best! I know it's difficult considering the facts of the case, but they should look to God and let it go. We'll pray with them for strength to carry on. God is love.
anytime l read something about this beautiful lady, my heart bleeds although am not a parent at the moment. All the guy deserve is 3 years for killing someone's precious daughter? he and his parents will not be free on this earth. Trust me, one day he will suffer the same pain of his child. All is not lost yet
At last, the family has succeeded in covering up their identity. That was more important to them than the life of the poor girl right from the word go and that is very unfair. So I ask... would that guy come out from prison after 3 years and get back to Achimota, complete and marry someone else's daughter...? May her soul rest in peace.
Mr & Mrs please take heart and gather carriage to do the appeal so that justice will prevail and after that forgive them, they have pamper the Boy so much that is why he did that, please let justice prevail at less Ten year will do
Small girls these days want to taste ***barred word*** and love. Other wise what does a 17 year old girl know about love? Parents sent u to go pay your fees and come back home only 4 u to end up in the home of an ***barred word*** boy friend who also doesnt have no idea about love. Children today dont obey their parents at all, otherwise this rubbish could have avoided.
i am saddened by this sad and painful incident. when i lost my daughter, i wept for a very long time and incidents like these filled my eyes with tears, even after 10 years. i would want you to trust God for your healing. please seek counsel immediately to aid your recovery. i doubt if the guy is put to death, you would get a relief. your continuing talking about it would not heal the pain. please, seek help.
I agree with the family of the deceased. They should appeal the sentence.
This does not look like an accident at all. In any accident the first priority is to save the lives of victims. However, in this instant it looks like covering the guilt of the culprit was more important than saving the life of the victim. Why the hell did it take 3 whole hours to get her to hospital! Even a cut from a knife can make you bleed to death inside of two hours so how much more a gun shot! It is a pity and a shame some people are saying they would have done what the boys parents did! It just shows how depraved and lowdown we have become as a society. What if you were the girl's parents? You think protecting the culprit is more important than getting justice for the victim? How in the world can you convince me that this was an accident? The guy knew the gun was loaded and yet he pointed it at the girl,isn't that the case? And his mother,knowing that his son intentionally killed her lied it was a knockout! And the poor girl was on the floor writhing in pain for a good 3 hours before she was sent to hospital! If it was a knockout why didn't you get her help immediately? That murderer deserves a very long time in jail and three years is like a walk in the park!
Mrs. Donkor, institute civil action against the man and his family.
Dear Parent, i know how it feels very painful and sad to loose your daughter at this age. but my little advice to you is to let go theres is nothing you can do to bring your daughter back, assuming the boy was your son what would you have done. please forgive and forget.i would have done the same thing the boys mother did by lying if that is it.it is a lesson to all parents please google Hillary Scott song (thy will be done)and you will be fine. God in his own wisdom should heal your wounds.but please forgive them.