Deranged Man Kills Visually Impaired Uncle At Oda

A mentally ill man, Nayo Annor, has allegedly killed his visually impaired uncle, Kwaku Emmanuel, at Nuaso, a suburb of Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern region.

The incident occurred on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

Information gathered indicates that the victim was eating when the suspect violently attacked him with a machete and inflicted wounds to his neck and other parts of the body, killing him instantly.

The suspect was reportedly saved from being lynched by some angry residents who rushed to the scene.

He was handed over to the police for further investigation.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Atua Government Hospital morgue.

Meanwhile, residents of Lower Manya Krobo have been complaining over the increasing number of mentally ill persons on the streets.

Chief of Tesanya-Nuaso, Nene Kwesi Afro Titriku, described it as “dangerous to society”.

“Everyone who is detected to be mentally unstable should be sent to the mental hospital for peace to prevail in the community and the entire country,” he advised.