Victim of the assault incident, which took place at Adisadel College, has disclosed the apparent cause of the abuse inflicted on him in the viral video.

He said the incident occurred as result of a misunderstanding that ensued between him the the other student who ended up hurting him severely.

Narrating the events in the lead up of the fight, he stated that: “He had my sim card and I asked for it but he refused and that is what started the fight."

The perpetrator's heinous behavior has been harshly denounced by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

As it has commended the school administration for acting quickly to suspend the offender pending more inquiry.

The housemaster in charge of the students has also been suspended.

Mother of the Adisadel College assault victim on the other hand has disclosed that she became aware of the incident four weeks after it occurred.

In a viral video, her son was subjected to a violent attack by another student in a dormitory on June 30, 2023.

The video has ignited widespread outrage throughout the country and raised serious concerns about the safety and well-being of students in educational institutions.

Ms. Margaret Annor Afari spoke with journalists on Tuesday, July 25, explaining that she was only notified of the assault on her son on Monday, July 24, after the video had already circulated widely.

However, she expressed her inability to watch the video due to the distressing and violent nature of the incident her son endured.

“I don’t want to see the video. I have heard it being described but I have not seen it and I don’t want to see it. It was the elder brother who saw it yesterday and called the housemaster who later called me to explain the incident,” she said amidst tears.

She appealed to the school authorities to allow her son, who has been sent home, to stay in school to write the final exams.