Suspect who allegedly stabbed Hawa Koomson’s son remanded

An Accra High Court remanded Usman Haruna into police custody for allegedly stabbing Ato Koomson, son of Awutu Senya East MP Mavis Hawa Koomson, during a scuffle at the Electoral Commission office in Ofaakor near Kasoa.

The incident occurred on June 2, 2024, over a disagreement about queuing voters.

Haruna is scheduled to reappear in court on June 19, 2024.

Ato Koomson was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, and three NDC members were injured and hospitalized at the Kasoa Polyclinic.