Abuakwa Manhyia: ‘Mentally unstable siblings’ arrested after allegedly setting house ablaze, resulting in mother’s death

Two siblings, believed to be mentally unstable, are in police custody for allegedly setting their house on fire in Abuakwa Manhyia, Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, Ashanti region, leading to the death of their mother.

The incident unfolded after the brothers had an altercation with their grandmother, threatening to burn her alive. Alarmed, the grandmother went to the police station to report the threat.

During her absence, the brothers set the house on fire, unaware that their sick mother was inside.

By the time firefighters extinguished the blaze, the house was completely destroyed, and the mother had perished in the fire.

Her charred body has been taken to the morgue, and police have launched an investigation into the incident.

Evans Opoku, Assembly Member for the Abuakwa-Manhyia Electoral Area, recounted the events to Citi FM, stating, “so, what he was doing was to burn the house and the grandmother too. Not knowing that the grandmother had left. So, before they realized someone was burnt it was the guy’s mother.

“They were two so the police arrested them. The police said that the two people caused the incident, so they arrested them yesterday.”