Woman Kills 76-Year-Old Mother After Allegedly Getting Advice From Pastor

• A woman has killed her 76-year-old mother, who was accused of being a witch in Abuakwa Asonomaso in the Ashanti Region
• The attacker claimed a pastor told her that her mother was a witch responsible for her problems
• She also reportedly tried to end her life after the incident, according to the Assembly Member for the area

A woman has killed her 76-year-old mother, who was accused of being a witch.

The attacker, a 55-year-old woman, Joyce Boateng, stabbed her mother, Afia Sarpomaah, to death on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Abuakwa Asonomaso in the Ashanti Region.

Boateng claimed a pastor told her that her mother was a witch responsible for her problems.

She reportedly also tried to kill herself by drinking weedicited after the incident.

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The Assembly Member for the area, Isaac Adu Boateng, said he received a distress call and went to the scene, where he learned that the police had arrested the suspect.

Ghanaian girl in the UK killed tragically

Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old girl in the UK, was stabbed to death by a teenage boy in South London after she rejected flowers from him on September 27, 2023.

Thousands of people travelled to south London for her memorial. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, sent a warning following the killing of the Ghanaian teenager.

The killing of the girl drew further condemnation from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who also said he was shocked.

Two men have their heads shaved with machetes

YEN.com.gh reported that two persons accused of stealing three goats from a chop bar had their heads shaved with machetes.

The two suspects were being targeted by a youth group at Sawdadiem in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region.

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They were also accused of committing other crimes in the community, such as sexual assault.

A chop bar owner reported the theft of three of her goats to the volunteers to help her retrieve them.

The haircut using the machetes was intended to teach the thieves a lesson, and after that, they were handed over to the police.

Source: YEN.com.gh