Disabled person,40,lynched for allegedly stealing amplifier from funeral grounds at Mankessim dumped him on a school field

A 40 year old disabled person has been lynched to 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 allegedly stealing amplifier used in spinning machine during a funeral on Saturday February 9,2024 throughout the day.

The report indicates that Akwesi left the house around 7:00 AM Saturday morning and never returned home only for the family members to hear his death.

Speaking ,the mother of the deceased Ama Bentsiwa said she has never seen her child stealing because he is a disabled person and suspected some body intentionally killed him and put the amplifier beside him to make people suspect he is a thief.

They suspect he stole the amplifier from a funeral grounds when the funeral came to an end. Inspecting where the body was found , they found his legs and hands tied with a rope and with blood on his body, lying lifeless on a school field.

Residents woke up on Sunday, February 9,2025, in the morning only to see the deceased body with an amplifier beside him. Police were called and deposited the body 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. The case has been reported to the Mankessim Police for investigation and the mother of the deceased is calling for justice for her son.