A 40-year old disabled person has been lynched by unknown assailants at Edumadze, a community within Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.
Information gathered revealed that the deceased Joseph Acquah, popularly known as Akwesi, was suspected to have stolen an amplifier belonging to a sound machine operator during a funeral on Saturday February 9, 2025.
According report, the deceased left the house around 7:00am Saturday morning and never returned home only for the family members to hear of his death.
Narrating her ordeal, mother of the deceased Ama Bentsiwa said, she has never seen her child stealing before since he is a disabled person and suspect someone intentionally killed him and put the amplifier beside him to make people suspect he is a thief.
The body of the deceased was found with his legs and hands tied with a rope with blood on his lifeless body on a school field.
Residents were said to have woken up on Sunday in the morning only to see the deceased body with an amplifier beside him.
Police were informed and have conveyed the body and deposited at the Saltpond Government hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.
As at the time of filling this report, the owner of the amplifier has not been found.
Meanwhile, no arrest has been made so far.
The case has been reported to the Mankessim Police for investigation as the deceased mother is calling for justice for her son.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Eric Owusu Amponsah
