Man butchers mother
A 36-year-old man has butchered his mother to death with a sharp machete at Asuhyiaye, a community near Tepa in the Ahafo North Constituency of the Ashanti Region
A slight misunderstanding ensued Baba Yara, the suspect, and his mother who was identified as Salamatu, 56, on Saturday morning.
A slight misunderstanding ensued Baba Yara, the suspect, and his mother who was identified as Salamatu, 56, on Saturday morning.
Though Baba Yara had, on several occasions, threatened to kill his mother, Salamatu had always taken it as a mere threat. The suspect, however, was serious with his threat, as he grabbed a machete and butchered the mother.
Augustine Apau of Kessben FM who was at the crime scene disclosed that Baba Yara carried out the act around 7:30am.
The suspect tried escaping after the committing the crime, but he was nabbed by residents in the community who handed him to the police.
Apau said Baba Yara, according to reports, is suffering mentally, and he had lived happily with his mother in the community for many years.
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