Hunter Shoots Palm Wine Tapper After Mistaking Him For A Deer

A popular palm wine Tapper at Kushia-Nyame-Yeduru in the Assin North District of the Central Region Samuel Bonney, a.k.a Laryea, missed death by a whisker after he was shot by a hunter who then mistook him for a deer. Information indicated that the hunter went to his farm Tuesday, December 20, 2022, around 9 PM to hunt bush meat and upon reaching the farm where he shares a boundary with the Palm Wine Tapper, saw something he

suspected to be a deer. The hunter is also said to have immediately shot at the creature not knowing was his friend. Victim was shot in the stomach twice. Though in pain, the victim managed to run home and now receiving treatment at Assin Praso Presbyterian Hospital. Suspect is currently in Police custody at Assin Praso pending an investigation to unravel facts before prosecution.