Police
in the Central Region have confirmed the brutal killing of six people at
Assin Akrofuom. The slain included four relatives of the suspect, Akwesi Ganu,
an ex-convict .
Those
butchered were his parents, sister, brother and two other
neighbors. But a six year old boy, who survived the gruesome attack,
is currently on admission at a hospital.
The Divisional Crime Officer for
Assin Fosu, DSP John Coffie, who confirmed the incident to Citi News,
said the Police were informed about the incident around 8:30pm on Thursday.
“We
had a call that somebody had killed his mother, father, sister and nephew near
Assin Akrofuom. We went to the scene and we found an elderly man who had been
beheaded and then a young lady who had also been butchered just by her father.
“When
we entered the main house too, we found out that the landlord’s head was almost
off, his two hands were chopped off. The last person who our investigation
revealed to be the landlord’s son, six year old, was lying there helpless but
the suspect bolted,” he added.
He
said the 35-year old suspect was killed by residents who arrested him from his
hideout in a nearby village, as he attempted to escape.
“When
the youth launched a manhunt for the suspect they brought him dead after he was
captured,” DSP Coffie said.
He
added that, “we conveyed the bodies to the morgue and at the hospital we
learnt that the young boy was alive. So it was only the left arm that was hurt
and he has been admitted at the hospital,” the Police officer added.
It
is unclear what the motive of the suspect was but unconfirmed reports are that
he was perhaps not sound mentally.
By:
Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
