A 25-year-old man, identified as Richard Manu, has been accused of beheading his father, Kwaku Manu, in Assin Akrofuom in the Assin South District of the Central Region.
The suspect, also known as Azonto, alleges that his father, the victim, spiritually exchanged his prosperous destiny with that of his twin senior brother, prompting the attack.
Following the beheading, the suspect reportedly inflicted cutlass wounds on his mother and other family members present in the house during the incident.
An eyewitness told Adom News “I was asleep when my wife shouted my name.”
“I came out only to find the man slashing his father. So I took a stick, but he threatened to cut me and so I ran out to seek help. When I returned, police patrol cars had already arrested him,” Kojo narrated.
Kojo added that “He [the suspect] and his dad got along well; they don’t have any grudges. They even sleep together.”
The suspect, who was rescued by the police from a potential lynching, is currently undergoing treatment at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu under police guard.
Okyeame Kwame Amankrah, the suspect’s uncle and the Akyeamehene of Assin Akrofuom, who also experienced the attack, expressed shock at the development.