Residents in the Domeabra Old Town in the Ga South Municipality are in a state of terror and demanding urgent government intervention over a gruesome suspected ritual murder.
The victim, identified only by his local nickname ‘Taller’, a 50-year-old mason, was found dead in a macabre scene, his body mutilated with specific organs and tissues removed.
The horrific incident occurred inside an uncompleted building where the late ‘Taller’ was residing.
He was allegedly ambushed and killed by an unknown assailant or assailants.
The nature of the injuries has led local authorities and investigators to classify the crime as a ritual killing.
Joseph Akrashie, the Assemblyman for the Domeabra Electoral Area, who has been coordinating with the police provided chilling details of their preliminary findings.
“Taller is well-known in the area, and we are shocked about what has happened to him,” Akrashie said.
He proceeded to detail the precise nature of the mutilation, a key factor that shifts this from a standard murder to a potential ritualistic act.
“Preliminary investigations by the police indicate that the suspects cut the deceased’s left heel and left thigh and removed all the veins in that part.”
Following the discovery, the Ghana Police Service Homicide Unit was immediately deployed.
The body of the deceased was promptly conveyed to the Police Hospital Mortuary in Accra to undergo an autopsy, which is expected to confirm the exact cause of death and provide further forensic evidence.
