Dunkwa-on-Offin (C/R), April 24, GNA – The Dunkwa-On-Offin
Circuit Court has remanded a 35-year-old palm wine taper, Yaw
Joshua, for allegedly putting poison into his palm wine that led to the
death of three children. His plea was not taken and he will reappear on May 21. Detective Inspector William Baffuor told the court that on April
18 the mother of the children, Mrs. Martha Gyawo, went to farm
with her two children and a grandson – Gabriel Gyamfi, 12, Steven
Marfo, 12, and Naomi Gyamfi, 15. He said the woman and her children had to cross a river before
going to the farm but as custom demanded that no woman in her
menstrual period should cross the river, she asked Naomi, who was
in her period, and the other two to use the foot path. Detective Inspector Baffuor said she left the children and returned
home but the children never showed up. He said while at home she had information that her children were
lying helpless on the path. They were taken to the hospital where
they were pronounced dead. An autopsy report showed that the children died of a liquid
substance containing poison. The police arrested Joshua because he had been complaining that
people had been stealing his palm wine and warned that if it
continued he would poison his palm wine to kill anyone who stole
his wine. Detective Inspector Baffuor said a sample of the palm wine had
been taken to the laboratory to test if it contains a poisonous
substance.
Source: GhanaWeb
