A 27-year-old senior high school graduate, Kweku Twia, has been arrested by the Twifo Atti Morkwa District Police Command, for allegedly murdering the father, and injuring three others at Twifo Kwame Alert, in the Hemang-Lower-Denkyira District of the Central Region.
According to eyewitnesses, Twia had a misunderstanding with his father, a 75-year-old spiritual healer, which escalated into violence.
The assailant allegedly inflicted machete wounds on the neck, hands and stomach of the father, resulting in his death.
The suspect also inflicted machete wounds on Ante Amataa, resulting in her death.
After committing the crime, Twia allegedly fled into the bush, but later returned to the community and attacked and wounded
two more people.
The community was thrown into a state of fear and panic, prompting a public announcement which subsequently led to his arrest by the Twifo Atti Morkwa District Police Command, led by Superintendent Charles Addei Boateng.
Nana Kojo Damptey, the linguist of Twifo Kwame Alert, said Twia may be involved in drug abuse, citing his calm demeanour.
The body of the spiritual healer has been deposited at the Twifo Praso Government Hospital, while the three other victims were battling for their lives at the same hospital. —GNA