A 27-year-old man identified as Clifford Otoo has been arrested by the Senya Bereku police after attempting to behead an eleven-year-old girl for rituals at Senya Bereku in the Central Region.
Information gathered indicates that the girl was earlier playing with her friends on Monday, January 29, 2024, but was nowhere to be found later.
It is reported that the suspect used some powdery substance on the victim and took her away while she was playing with her friends.
Reports say that at midnight, the suspect was spotted by a man who was roaming at the Senya Bereku seashore and closely monitored him.
He found out that the suspect had covered the victim’s face with a cloth.
Later, the suspect pulled a cutlass, attempting to kill her for an alleged money ritual at the seashore.
The eyewitness shouted at him and quickly rushed to rescue the girl.
A struggle ensued between the two and in an attempt to wrestle the cutlass, the eyewitness sustained injuries.
He, however, managed to arrest the suspect and get him handed over to the Senya Bereku Police Station.
The suspect will be arraigned before the Awutu Bereku District Court, as police have requested more time to conduct an investigation.
Meanwhile, at the time of this report, the little girl was unconscious.
A Search is ongoing to locate her parents.