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Prison officer accidentally fires gun and shoots himself in the foot in courtroom

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A prison officer has been left injured in the leg after accidentally discharging his gun in a courtroom at the Law Court Complex in Accra.

The officer who was on escort duty to the Criminal Court 5 Division of the High Court has been rushed to the Judicial Service Clinic for treatment.

According to reports, the shooting incident sent those in the courtroom running helter-skelter as the presiding judge at Criminal Court 5, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo immediately suspended proceedings.

Bloodstains could be traced from the courtroom on the 4th floor of the building down to the clinic on the ground floor.

It is not clear what may have led to the discharge of the officer’s firearm as court officials have cordoned off the incident scene awaiting the arrival of an investigation team from the Ministries Police Station.

Citi News reports that supervisors of the facility said they could only gather the facts of the incident after the prison officer [name withheld] has been treated and discharged.

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Source:GHPage

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