33-year-old woman arrested for attempted murder of mother for alleged rituals

The Central North Regional Police Command in Assin Fosu have arrested a 33-year-old woman for attempting to kill her biological mother for alleged rituals.

The victim, Theresah Amoah, 59, a resident of Assin Dansame in the Assin North district explained to Rich FM’s Adwoa Adwoa Benyiwaa Kwanimaa who also reports for Onua FM that her daughter, the suspect, Joyce Amoabeng a.k.a. Marfowaa, sneaked into her bedroom around 10:30pm to strangle her neck and covered her mouth and nose in an attempt to suffocate her to death.

Whilst she struggled to shout for help, the suspect pulled her down and attempted to twist her neck but their entrenched struggle attracted a woman who was passing by the house and a teenage boy in the house.

Out of curiosity, they entered the room where they met a woman wearing a face mask and jalabia struggling with the elderly woman.

Their intercession prompted the escaping of the suspect. Notwithstanding, throughout running, the hoodie of the jalabia was taken out from her head, there, they saw it was the casualty’s natural little girl who had before informed the family she was venturing out to Accra.

The casualty after the episode, says she has not had the option to rest soundly.

Reports further show they found a little pack having a place with the suspect containing a clinical gauze, needle and nyanya leaves which is claimed would have been utilized to perform ceremonies on the person in question.