Sampson Quaye Agbavitor, a lecturer at Ho's School of Hygiene, has been charged with repeatedly slashing his 14-year-old son with a cutlass and abandoning him to his destiny.
Agbavitor, 41, who is accused with inflicting unlawful harm and using an offensive weapon, did not enter a plea when he appeared before the Ho District Court 2 on Thursday (April 14, 2022), according to Alberto Mario Noretti of Graphic Online.
The facts were presented by Inspector Rejoice Kasa, who informed the court presided over by Mr Akosah Agyare-Amoapong that the accused carried out the deed on the youngster as punishment for a transgression at school.
The victim, whose identity has been protected, is a JHS student who lives at Ho-Dome with his father.
A disciplinary hearing is held to determine whether or not a person has been disciplined.