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Lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu has condemned the Upper West Regional Police command for the way in which a case involving Ayinbiha Abelinkiira, the 11-year old boy who was set ablaze by a mason, was handled.

Ayinbiha was doused with petrol and set on fire for allegedly spying on a woman in a bathroom by a man only known as ‘oldman’. 

According to reports, the police after arresting the assailant, released him because he agreed to an out of court settlement; that is the man agreed to pay for the hospital bills of Ayinbiha in exchange for his freedom.

The parents agreed to this because they were told that pursuing the case in court will take time and will cost them a lot of money; something they don't have.

However, after some time, the man stopped paying the bills of Ayinbiba.

Speaking to this unfortunate incident in an interview on Class FM, Lawyer Sosu said the man after committing such a ‘murderous’ act, should not have been allowed to walk free.

"Why on earth will such a suspect be walking free? I think that the police clearly erred on that occasion. If we continue to act that way, this country will get nowhere because we are creating a situation where people who are rich and powerful can actually offend people and pay for them,” he indicated.