U/E/R: Spiritualist Sentenced To Death For Sacrificing His Wife, Daughter To His Idols

The Bolgatanga High Court has sentenced a 38-year old traditional spiritualist, Mbawona Tindana, for sacrificing his wife and daughter to his idols. Tindana, charged with two offences of murder under section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960, Act 29, pleaded not guilty. But the Court presided over by Mr Charles Adjei Wilson, Regional

Supervising High Court Judge, with unanimous decision from a seven-member jury, Tindana himself selected, found him guilty and then sentenced him to death also. Prosecuting Senior State Attorney, Mrs Joyce Debrah said Tindana is a self-acclaimed traditional spiritualist from Kulpeliga in the Talensi District of the Upper East

Region and the husband and father to the deceased, 25 year Talata Abigail Kurug and two-year old Nyapoka Mbawona Tidana. According to Prosecution, Tindana had accused his wife and daughter of being witches. Prosecution said on June 27, 2019, at about 1630 hours, deceased wife who had gone out of the house, was told

by their son that the Tindan who is also the 'Tindana' for the area had killed his sister and sacrificed her to the gods. Prosecution said the deceased then rushed back to the house and saw the daughter lying dead, in a pool of blood with the brains scattered. The Prosecution said out of shock, the deceased collapsed and the accused

pounced and hit her with an axe and a machete on the head, thereby killing her in addition to their daughter. He also hit his son with the matchet but the son managed to escape and was saved by some young people who were then playing football near their house and later took him to the hospital for treatment. Prosecution also said an eyewitness who saw the action could not save them due

to axe and matchete Tindana was holding, so she hid herself and then later alerted the Police who came and arrested the accused person. The Police report said two deceased were found dead in a pool of blood and then discovered an axe and a matchete stained with blood lying on the ground beside the deceased. A medical report also indicated that the deceased were hit by some strong objects causing serious head injuries that led to their death.