41-year old trader kills mother, wounded another over a prophesy of a Pastor

A 41-year old trader of Chiraptre Estate in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana has stabbed his mother to death and wounded a brother because a pastor had told him they were responsible for his lack of progress.

Isaac Adu attacked 77-year-old Ama Akyaa whilst she was eating, stabbed her in the chest with a knife, killing her instantly.

He had earlier inflicted multiple stab wounds on his 51 year teacher brother, Charles Adu, who however survived.

Whilst being issued with a police medical form to attend hospital,   news of their mother’s murder was broken to him.

The suspect is said to have been told by an unidentified prophet of a Kumase-based prayer camp that his relatives were behind his failing printing press business at Asafo, also in Kumasi

Asokwa District Commander, DSP George Collins Bawa who confirmed the incident says the body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue.

According to him, preliminary investigations reveal the suspect is mentally deranged.