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By Samuel Asamoah
The Ada West District Court has granted bail to two final-year students of Ada Senior High Technical School (Ada SHTS) who are standing trial over an alleged assault incident that gained public attention after a video of the confrontation surfaced on social media.
The accused persons, Oscar Amemasor, 20, and Emmanuel Senunya, 18, were admitted to bail under the supervision of the school’s housemaster after pleading not guilty to charges of assault and abetment of assault.
Presiding judge Her Ladyship Victoria Akua Ghansah subsequently adjourned the matter to June 29, 2026, for further hearing.
According to the prosecution, police commenced investigations on May 22, 2026, after receiving information about a video circulating on Facebook that allegedly showed students brandishing offensive weapons and threatening another student.
Investigators later established that the incident occurred in February this year within the school’s boarding facilities.
The complainant, Nii Odamtey Wilson, 18, and the accused persons were all occupants of House Four.
Prosecutors told the court that the incident stemmed from a dispute over a missing school uniform shirt that had been washed and hung to dry by the complainant. The shirt had reportedly been borrowed from another student.
The prosecution alleged that the complainant later discovered that the first accused had removed the shirt from the drying line, leading to a confrontation.
According to the prosecution, the disagreement escalated after the complainant allegedly invoked curses on the accused, resulting in an altercation during which Oscar Amemasor allegedly assaulted him with a metal bar.
The second accused, Emmanuel Senunya, was also accused of abetting the assault while wielding a cutlass.
The court further heard that an eyewitness, identified as Raymond Gyamfi, recorded the incident on video. The footage later circulated widely on social media, prompting police intervention.
Following investigations, the two students were arrested and charged.
Speaking after the court proceedings, defence counsel Enoch Teye Sewornu expressed confidence in the defence’s case and welcomed the court’s decision to grant bail.
He said the court was satisfied that the accused persons would make themselves available for trial and stressed that the incident occurred within a school setting.
Mr. Sewornu argued that similar disputes occasionally arise among students in boarding schools and should not necessarily be interpreted as evidence of criminal intent.
The case is expected to resume on June 29, when the prosecution continues the presentation of its evidence before the court.
