33-year-old woman arrested for attempting to ‘Sacrifice’ mother for money rituals

A 33-year-old woman identified as Joyce Amoabeng has been arrested by the Central North Regional Police Command in Assin Fosu for attempting to kill her biological mother, Theresah Amoah allegedly for rituals.

The victim, Theresah Amoah, 59, a resident of Assin Dansame in the Assin North district explained that her daughter, the suspect, Joyce Amoabeng popularly known as Marfowaa, sneaked into her bedroom around 10:30 pm to strangle her neck and covered her mouth and nose in an attempt to suffocate her to death.

Whilst she struggled to shout for help, the suspect pulled her down and attempted to twist her neck but their entrenched struggle attracted a woman who was passing by the house and a teenage boy in the house.

Out of curiosity, they entered the room where they met a woman wearing a face mask and Jalabia struggling with the elderly woman.

Their intervention led to the fleeing of the suspect. However, in the course of running, the hoodie of the Jalabia was removed from her head, there, they noticed it was the victim’s biological daughter who had earlier informed the family she was traveling to Accra.

The victim after the incident, said peaceful sleep had eluded her.

Reports further indicate they found a small bag belonging to the suspect containing a medical bandage, syringe, and nyanya leaves which would have been used to perform rituals on the victim.

Meanwhile, days earlier it had been reported that a 22-year-old woman also escaped ritual murder at Twifo Praso in the Central Region after a woman she was understudying as an apprentice in fashion design sent her on an errand.

According to reports, Mama asked her brother, Nicholas who has an okada to drop off the lady at the client’s house, but on their way, Nicholas rode past the location where they were to deliver the clothes and the lady prompted Nicholas that he’s past where they are to deliver the items.

But Nicholas brushed off the lady’s concerns and continued the Journey whilst asking the lady if she was on her period or pregnant to which the lady answered in the negative.

Eventually, the motorbike pulled over near the Twifo Praso Nursing College to the house of the founder of the Israel House Chapel, Osomafo Emmanuel Ahwoi, and to the surprise of the young lady, there stood five other strong men purported to be brothers of her Madam, Delali Fegah.

According to reports, the lady started crying upon seeing her Madam’s brothers carrying her into a dark room with colorful lighted candles and they positioned her in the middle of the lighted candles, then Osomafo Emmanuel in the presence of all brothers of Delali commenced the rituals.

According to the victim, she started screaming at the top of her voice after the pastor started pouring a powderlike substance on her and eventually, they released her.

According to the victim, after she made her way to her Madam and narrated the incident to her, she was not perturbed but rather disclosed to her that, she was aware of the rituals and that was a result of gold her family had discovered and they needed a human sacrifice to be able to get hold of the gold because it kept appearing and disappearing but after consultations, it was concluded that a human sacrifice was needed, whereupon they settled on her.

After that encounter with Madam Delali, the victim went to report the incident to her family who subsequently reported the issue to the police but was told to resort to the traditional rulers for judgment because the incident was a spiritual one.

The family then reported the incident to the Twifo Kayereko Palace of Nana Kofi Nsiako IV, who demanded some sheep and other items to appease the gods and the soul of the victim.

The people of the town jubilated and poured powder on the lady for surviving the incident.