60-Year-Old Pensioner Killed By Her Son And Secretly Buried After Fight Over GH¢500

• A 60-year-old pensioner has reportedly been killed and secretly buried by her son after a fight
• The pensioner and her son were fighting over a GH¢500 debt at Nyamekrom in the Eastern Region
• The son had been in police custody after his mother was declared missing for several weeks after the incident

A 60-year-old pensioner, Mercy Oforiwaa, has reportedly been killed and secretly buried by her son.

Her son, Gideon, and she were fighting over a GH¢ 500 debt at Nyamekrom in the Eastern Region.

According to a news report by Angel TV, the retiree, a former employee of the Ghana Highway Authority, was killed after she refused to give him the money.

An altercation broke out between the victim and her son when she told him she would not be giving him the money, which led to Gideon hitting her head on a wall of their home.

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Gideon had been in the custody of the police after his mother was declared missing for several weeks after the incident.

During court proceedings on December 14, 2023, he admitted to the court that he killed his mother and buried her secretly.

Gideon took the police to a community in Nyamekrom, where he buried his mother, and she was exhumed.

Clash at Tamale court

YEN.com.gh reported in an earlier story that an angry mob besieged a Tamale District Court when an alleged drug dealer had been prosecuted.

Ghana Police Service said 13 persons were arrested following the incident, which involved gunfire.

A video from the court premises captured chaotic scenes and gunfire as police tried to get the situation under control.

16-year-old boy dies from stray bullet

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YEN.com.gh previously reported that a 16-year-old boy, Abdul Garfar Kasim, died after he was hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo number 2 back in December 2022.

Garfar was pronounced dead on arrival at the Manhyia Government Hospital. Another person sustained gunshot wounds in the same incident.

Nursing mother killed by stray bullet

YEN.com.gh also reported that a nursing mother, Felicia Danquah, lost her life after a stray bullet from warning shots fired by a military officer hit her stomach.

Her baby was also hit by the stray bullet but survived.

Felicia was among a group of people mourning one of their colleagues who died in an illegal mining pit.

Source: YEN.com.gh