The management of the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the irate youth who assaulted workers over the demise of a patient on admission.
Speaking to Metro TV’s Akwasi Addo, the Medical Superintendent at the facility, Dr. (Med) Vlad Nkegbe condemned the barbaric attack on the facility and urged the police to cause the arrest of the perpetuators.
Some health workers of the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic including two police officers were assaulted by an irate youth from Gomoa Dominase following the death of a patient who was receiving treatment at the facility on January 4.
35-year-old Ato was rushed to the Gomoa Potsin Polyclinic after he collapsed in the house at around 5 pm on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
He was declared dead at the faculty on early this morning.
News of his demise provoked some family members including some youth members from the Dominase community who stormed the facility to attack the workers.
Some hospital equipment including computers and windows were vandalized.
Two members of a police team that was dispatched to the scene were also assaulted.