A woman, her two children and lover were burnt beyond recognition Monday dawn at Breman Nkontwima in the Suame Constituency of Ashanti after they were allegedly locked in and set on fire by the woman’s former lover.
The charred bodies of Effia, her two children Adjoa 17, and Junior 8, and the yet to be identified lover have been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, while the suspect, identified only as Luke, is on the run.
Occupants of about 18 adjoining rooms in the area popularly called Frafra Lane, were also rendered homeless as their wooden structures were razed.
A fifth victim, identified as Atuley, suffered burns after the suspect allegedly poured petrol on her face and lit a fire for attempting to go to the aid of those who died.
Signs on the wall
According to a resident who spoke to the Daily Graphic on condition of anonymity, Luke had for several years subjected Effia to maltreatment and battery, and had been threatening to kill her and her new lover.
She said the people in the area, some of whom had their rooms destroyed, know the suspect but were unwilling to give him up for fear of being called names back home in northern Ghana where they come from.
Tears
When the Daily Graphic visited the scene, relatives and friends of the deceased had gathered, some wailing while those rendered homeless were making arrangements for where to pass the night.
Only a few residents could salvage some personal belongings from the wooden structures, a situation also worsened by difficult access and the fact that the Fire Service were called in late.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Koliko u always phoool around with senseless comments and it shows the immaturity in u, if u had read to the end u would have noticed no ashanti will stay at that frafra lane at breman cos atleast he or she got a family houuse there and it is only some ur people who will do such a barbaric thing to their fellow colleagues, if ashanti man is being left by a woman he just go in for another and even thinking of his business than attacking the woman to talk of beating her up, unless the immatured ones who are just like u and if u must know the name is Luke just as Koliko and that got to closer to any ashanti name so grow up inur comments na u phooool too much. This guy must be caught to face the law
Both of you are sons of a biiitches because....
You son of a biiitch. You should have finished reading to know that they are from your region but squatting in Ashanti region. Why hate Ashanti's that much? Is it inferiority complex?
This could only happen in the Ashanti region. In fact,I didn't have to read the full story to know it's only Ashantis who could be soo heartless and Carlos to do such a barbaric thing.