A 45-year-old man has allegedly beheaded his mother at Yayo a farming community near Asamankese in the Lower West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region.

The incident occurred Monday at dawn around 2:00am, according to a family source.

The suspect identified as Samuel Obeng has however gone into hiding after the callous act.

The cause of his action is not known.

The body of the deceased-Adwoa Ayade has been retrieved from the pool of blood by the police and deposited at the Asamankese Government hospital morgue.

The Lower West Akyem Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) familiar with the incident told Kasapa News the locals in collaboration with the police have launched manhunt for the arrest of the suspect.

Source: Kasapafmonline.com/102.5FM/Kojo Ansah