Her own brother is accused of killing a well-known restaurant and washing bay owner in Twedie, in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.
Afua Akyaa, age 50, was repeatedly stabbed in the neck, arms, and stomach before she was declared dead on Wednesday.
A quarrel between the deceased and her older brother, Osei Kwaku, led to the horrifying murder.
The dead allegedly threatened to oust her older brother, a painter, from her house, according to eyewitnesses.
According to Ohemeng Tawiah of JoyNews, the suspect, 54, had been living with his sister for some time.
The suspect had piles surgery on Tuesday and was scheduled to have a checkup at a private hospital on Wednesday. Both siblings agreed that the sister would take the suspect to the hospital for the assessment.
However, the deceased's brother was informed by her that she could not drive him to the hospital because she was involved in other activities. Later, she gave his brother the cash he needed for the trip.
According to sources, the suspect did not accede to this and insisted that his sister should drive him to the hospital. This led to a misunderstanding between the siblings and the deceased then asked her brother to vacate her residence.
The suspect later moved to the family house where he met his uncle, Kwame Owusu-Adomako who subsequently called a meeting to resolve the issue.
The deceased then drove his brother back to her house after family members had resolved the disagreement.
JoyNews understands that the suspect, after he was accepted back into his sister’s house, knocked on the deceased door while hiding a kitchen knife in his trousers and stabbed his sister when she came out to check on her door.
Shocked uncle of the siblings, Kwame Owusu-Adomako tells JoyNews he is yet to come to terms with the supposed motive for the murder.
“I do not understand. I am worried about the bad reputation of the family’s name. This has never happened in our family before. She was taking care of her brother, feeding him and driving him to the hospital to and fro. I find it difficult to understand,” he told JoyNews.
Appearing in court on Friday, the suspect denied any possibility of any mental health issue which could have triggered the incident.
When asked by the Presiding Magistrate if he is mentally stable, the suspect affirmatively responded he was well and had no mental issues.
The case has been adjourned and the suspect will be remanded into Police custody to allow investigations to continue. He will reappear in court on December 1, 2022.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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