Alex Tenge, a carpenter has allegedly killed his mother and grandfather at Okorase in the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern region. The suspect beheaded the about 90-year-old grandfather Tenge Sodzado, and cut it into pieces before pursuing and butchering the mother Rita Agbabli Tenge, 40, in the compound of the house for raising alarm. The incident occurred Thursday, December 1, 2022, at about 11:30pm. The suspect is alleged to have committed the heinous crime after allegedly drinking Sobolo laced with wee. He has reportedly told the Police. Starr News visit to the family house observed a solemn meeting by the family members as they receive sympathizers. The widower who’s the son of the deceased old man Francis Tenge said the family is devasted by the incident. “I left my wife and father home Thursday morning to my hometown, I arrived 9:30 pm. Then I had a call from my wife that Alex(suspect) had gone to a nearby house and attempted to entangle the neck of a girl in the house so the father was going to report at the police station”. Francis Tenge told Starr News. He narrated further, “I tried calling back for an update on the police case but my wife didn’t respond to the phone calls. I was later told that my son Alex has killed my wife and father. It was very difficult for me, so I set off the next day to come home. Now I need psychological help, I need your prayers and support. My son has never misbehaved like that. I don’t know what came to him. I am told he informed police that someone gave him sobolo”. Kwasi Gboha, an Elder in the family said they are collaborating with the police for further investigation after which the body will be released to them for burial. Late Rita Ababli Tenge was a Christian with Leaders Light International Ministry, Okorase branch. She had returned from church on the fateful night before being gruesomely killed. Two Pastors of the Church – Pastor Frank Aki and Pastor Ebenezer Awuah on Saturday morning visited the bereaved family to commiserate and motivate them with scriptures. Rita Tenge left behind four children made up of two boys and two girls with the older child now 14 years of age whilst the last born is 9 months old. Meanwhile, the suspect is in police custody assisting investigation whilst the bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the Eastern Regional Hospital. Source: Starrfm.com

Amidst the current economic hardship, a middle-aged man has reportedly lost his life in a brawl that ensued following a disagreement over a GH₵2 transport fare. According to a Twitter user, Antwi Edmond, a disgruntled passenger kept complaining in a commercial bus after being told his fare had increased by GH₵2. Infuriated by the man’s lamentation in the car, Antwi Edmond reports that the driver of the vehicle midway through the journey returned back to the bus terminal. However, the deceased who was still angry is said to have refused to come down from the bus. The situation is said to have led to a confrontation between the passenger, the driver and his conductor who ganged against him. “The Driver returned his car to the Lapaz bus terminal again and there, they had support of their co-workers at the terminal, we were all asked to get down from the bus, but the man causing the chaos still insisted he is not getting down. Persuasion failed and force was applied. “During the force applied by the trotro mates at the station, the man decided to fight them back which led to a huge fight between him and our bus conductor and his mate with a backing of their co-workers after several minutes of fight, this male passenger lost his life,” the eyewitness with the Twitter username @Murphy_Vainn wrote in a thread. “He lost is life after one unawares [SIC] punch, which made his head hit one of the pavements at the terminal and lost his precious life. May his soul rest in perfect peace. I can’t believe he lost his life sake of [SIC] 2 cedis increment. A portion of the videos shared by the eyewitness shows the lifeless body of the deceased being carried into a taxi to be conveyed to a hospital. Transport operators across the country announced an increment in transport fares effective Saturday, October 29, 2022. While the Ghana Private Road Transport Union announced a 19% increment, the Concerned Drivers Association pegged the increment at 30%. This is amidst the current economic hardship which has seen a rise in inflation affecting the prices of goods and services. —Ghanaweb–