A staff member of China City, a shopping mall located at Santasi in Kumasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a colleague at work.

The incident reportedly followed an altercation between the two, although the exact cause remains unknown.

It occurred on Saturday morning on the mall’s premises.

According to eyewitnesses, workers present at the facility raised an alarm after the stabbing.

When others arrived at the scene, the victim was found in a pool of blood, struggling for his life. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Moments after the incident, some youth in the Santasi area gathered at the scene in an attempt to lynch the suspect. They allegedly fired warning shots in protest.

The suspect has since been arrested by the police.