Farmer Allegedly Kills Wife And Daughter At Agona Bobikuma
The Upper Bobikuma Police are hunting for a 48-year-old farmer who allegedly killed his wife and daughter at Esaase, a village near Upper Bobikuma in the Agona West District of the Central Region.
A police source stated that the suspect, Stephen Alartey, is said to have used a cement block to hit both his wife and daughter’s heads until they died and then fled the scene.
According to the police source, on Thursday, December 12, 2024, Alartey allegedly asked his wife, Aku Motso, aged 37, and their three children, who were all staying with their grandmother at Agona Kwaman, to come and stay with him at Esaase near Bobikuma.
The police source hinted that on their way to Esaase village, the suspect used a different route instead of the old bush path that many people used to reach their various destinations.
The source reported that upon reaching the middle portion of the road, the suspect took a cement block and hit his wife and daughter, Ophelia Alartey, aged 7, killing them on the spot.
According to the source, a hunter who heard the noise and screaming appeared at the scene suddenly. The suspect then asked the hunter to lead him to the police station to report the incident.
The source added that the hunter asked the suspect to take the lead so he could follow, but Alartey refused and instead coerced the hunter to go first.
Later, Alartey reportedly found another cement block by the roadside and used it to hit the hunter on the head. When the hunter fell unconscious, Alartey used his cutlass to slash the hunter’s head, leaving a deep cut, took the hunter’s gun, and bolted.
Meanwhile, two of his children who witnessed the incident unfold ran back to the town to report the case, and the police rushed to the scene.
The source confirmed that the suspect is at large and the Bobikuma Police are seeking information on his whereabouts.
The bodies of the two victims have been deposited at the Agona Swedru Municipal Government Hospital for autopsy.
Source: Graphic
