Police are on a manhunt for a 30-year-old mason by name Shadrack a.k.a. Kwaata, for allegedly killing three people including his girlfriend and a two-week old baby at Asuoso in the Offinso North district of the Ashanti region.
The other victim is said to be the suspect’s 4-year-old stepson.
The suspect, Shadrack, according to the residents, murdered his girlfriend, Portia Yerebe, 25, and later poisoned the four-year-old Joseph Nti and the two-week old baby.
Reports indicate Kwaata carried the alleged act on Monday, January 29, 2024.
Residents claim Kwaata engaged in a scuffle with the girlfriend overnight and asked her to evacuate the house which she refused.
On Monday morning, mother of deceased Portia Yerebe visited the house to bath the new born baby but realised their door was locked.
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The mother report the matter to some opinion leaders in the community after finding the door still in locks upon visiting later in the evening.
They met the lifeless bodies of the three persons upon breaking into the room, and informed the police of the incident.
Shadrack is alleged to have killed Portia with a sharp object as her body was seen with severe cuts on the neck with blood oozing from the cuts.
The two children were also seen with foam on their mouths indicating a case of possible poisoning.
Meanwhile, the suspect, Kwaata, is currently on the run. The police has conveyed the bodies to Nkenkaasu Government Hospital for autopsy and preservation.
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By Kwame Yeboah|Onua News
