The tragic murder on an aged-couple at New Town Extension, a Sunyani suburb in the early hours of Friday has thrown the neighbourhood into a state of shock and disbelief.
Eric Amoah, a 27-year-old mentally challenged, attacked and killed his grandparents, Madam Mary Amosi, 87, and John Kwadwo Amoah 91 with a sharp cutlass, while they were asleep.
Grace Akon, 16, who managed to escape the attack on the family, however sustained deep cutlass wounds on the left arm.
The incident happened around 1200 hours, and when Sky News visited the family house, opposite the Petra Hotel around 0630 hours many people had crowded the neighbourhood, discussing the incident.
Police have since retrieved and deposited the bodies at a mortuary in Sunyani, arrested and placed the suspect in custody, resident in the neighbourhood however said they were yet to recover from the shock.
In an interview with Sky News, Mrs Esther Amoah, sister and care-giver explained the suspect, who is also suffering from epilepsy had been put on psychiatric drugs, and stayed in the family house as well.
She explained the family realised the behaviour of the suspect had changed in the past days as he (suspect) appeared aggressive and violent saying “Just last three days took him to the Sunyani Regional hospital where he was provided with some psychiatric drugs”.
Mrs Amoah said the condition of the suspect became better, after she personally started giving him (suspect) the drugs saying “even yesterday his behaviour was normal, only that he appeared drowsy after he took his drugs”.
“We just heard some unusual noise in the house and when we came out from our rooms we saw the suspect had broken into the room of his grandparents and slayed the couple with their bodies lying in a pool of blood”, she said.
Mrs Amoah said the family reported the incident to the police who arrested the suspect and took the bodies away.
When Sky News visited the Sunyani police station, one of the officers on duty, confirmed the incident but failed to comment, saying the case had been sent to the regional police headquarters.
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