Man Kills Mother, 2 Sisters At Jirapa

Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa in the Upper West Region, was thrown into a state of shock when a twenty year old man Anthony Yendor went berserk and pounded three women to death last Sunday. All three women, his direct relatives  were Bozomo Yendor, 60, mother of Anthony Yendor; Rebecca Yendor, 22, and Cynthia Dabuo, 45  his

sisters. A fourth victim, a male infant of eight months, who was strapped behind her mother while she was under the violent attack, is on admission at the Jirapa Saint Joseph Hospital, seriously wounded. The infant, Francis Dabuo is the son of Cynthia. Narrating the story to the media, Regional Officer, Assistant Commissioner

of the Police (ACP) Reynolds Manteaw, said the incident happened around 8:00 p.m last Sunday when Anthony Yendor, an illegal gold miner returned from a drinking spot in town and rushed into the mother’s kitchen picked a pestle and started pounding the victims without any provocation. He was however, overpowered by some

sympathisers who rushed to the scene when they heard of the alleged assault and handed him over to the police. The crime officer said they were investigating the incident, and would arraign him in due course.