Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - A Ghanaian student who relocated to Canada just four months ago has been stabbed to de@th at work after spending a few days as a part-time worker at the DSI Underground Canada.
Alfred Okyere, 23, arrived in Canada in 2024 and had been staying with
his elder sister, Lydia Obeng. He was allegedly k!lled by his co-worker,
53-year-old Troy Francis Leclair, at DSI, a mining supply company.
In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ms Obeng
said the police revealed that Mr Okyere was stabbed more than a dozen times.
“They told us there was an altercation, and he was stabbed 17 times in
30 seconds,” Ms Obeng explained. “I know he is very calm. Alfred is never
troublesome. It was a new job he told me he had found, and he started last
Wednesday. And he left around 2:40, picked an Uber, and went to work.”
She added, “Alfred’s name never crossed my mind when I saw the police
here. I know he is very calm. Alfred is not trouble.
“When the police broke the news, I couldn’t believe it until they
brought me his bag. I packed his lunch and everything when he was living and a
document we took to SGI. So he clearly told me that he was the one.”
In a statement, the police confirmed Mr Alfred suffered injuries from
the stabs, and he was pronounced dead in the hospital.
“Upon arrival, police located a 23-year-old male victim suffering from
stab wounds,” a police statement. “He was transported to hospital where he was
pronounced deceased.”
However, Ms Obeng said the deceased’s family did not get any information
regarding the circumstances surrounding Mr Okyere’s death.
Meanwhile, the Canadian police have charged Mr Leclair with murder.
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