A 22-year-old man, identified as Kwame Krah has been arrested for allegedly killing his two-year-old son at Berekum-Koraso in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region.
Information gathered indicates that Kwame after killing his son tied the body in a sack and dumped it in a bush.
However, luck eluded him as some community members spotted him while dropping the sack and accosted him.
The Assemblyman for Koraso Nana Boakye Electoral Area, Kingsford Dewuo confirming the incident said, the suspect was apprehended by the youth in the community. But for the timely intervention of the Berekum District Police, the suspect would have been lynched.
According to the suspect’s sister, Mercy Asantewaa, the 2-year-old boy was in her custody but Kwame came for him.
She said when they asked of the boy’s whereabouts, the suspect claimed he had returned him to his mother only to hear of the gruesome murder.
It is however not clear what pushed Kwame to kill his son.
The Police have since commenced an investigation into the incident.
In a similar vein, a commercial driver was arraigned before the Ashaiman District Court for allegedly killing the three-and-a-half-year-old daughter of his girlfriend.
According to the prosecutor, the 29-year-old driver, Franklin Mensah, lived with his girlfriend Joy James, the victim, in Switzerland, a suburb of Ashaiman.
Chief Inspector Afi Blihia told the court that on May 3, 2024, Joy, a waitress, went to work, leaving her daughter with the accused in their home.
Later that night, she received a call from a neighbour who told her that the accused had struck the three-and-a-half-year-old girl out of anger.
She reportedly fell to the ground and became unconscious.
The neighbour further explained that Mensah hit the victim after she damaged his mobile phone while throwing a tantrum over her mother’s absence.
Chief Inspector Blihia added that the victim was rushed to the Tema General Hospital to be resuscitated but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Story By Edinam Sablah
