Two Persons Arrested For Stealing Blood From Korle Bu’s Surgical Department

Two persons have been arrested by officials of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and handed over to the police for attempting to steal pints of blood on the third floor of the hospital’s surgical department. The arrest was also effected in a special operation by the security personnel of the health facility. Management of the hospital says

the nefarious activities of the duo came to the attention of its security officers upon a tip-off and consequently, surveillance was mounted leading to the arrest of the thieves at about 2am on the Saturday, the May 22, 2021. They [thieves] were arrested on the Surgical third floor when they made the attempt to steal several pints of

blood that had also been mobilized for various surgical procedures, the hospital’s administration also said in a statement. Meanwhile, the two suspects are currently in the custody of the Korle Bu Police for investigations to commence. One of the suspects was seen wearing a laboratory coat in disguise as a health professional. He

was in possession of some stolen pints of blood while his other accomplice sat in a 2018-registered Daewoo Matiz outside waiting for him at the car park around the administration block of the hospital.