Dambai: A 26-year-old farmer, Yaw Nimoah, has been arrested by the Dambai Police Command for allegedly killing his mother, Madam Salomey Ama Serwaa, a 60-year-old, with a pestle at Yabram, a suburb of the Oti Regional capital, Dambai. Mr. Philip Kwadwo Bidaba, the Assembly member of Kwame-Akura East Electoral Area, reported the troubling incident to the authorities.
According to Ghana News Agency, suspect Nimoah had a long history of threatening his mother with a cutlass on several occasions. His behavior had raised concerns within the community, and he had previously threatened a neighbor with a cutlass, which led to his arrest. However, he was subsequently released.
Mr. Bidaba explained that he received a distress call from a good Samaritan who witnessed the suspect shouting for help, claiming someone had smashed his mother's head. Upon arriving at the scene with his Unit Committee Chairman, they discovered the woman lying in a pool of blood on a mat with a smashed head.
"I immediately called the Police command and reported the incident. The Police arrived promptly, arrested the suspect, and later returned to collect the deceased, who was then deposited at the morgue of the WoraWora Government Hospital for preservation," Mr. Bidaba added.
The Police source, who confirmed the incident, stated that investigations have been opened into the circumstances surrounding the incident, while the suspect, Nimoah, is currently in Police custody.
