The Benkasa community in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region has been thrown into shock and grief after a 40-year-old mentally impaired man allegedly butchered his 70-year-old biological father.

The heartbreaking incident occurred on Friday, June 26, 2026, and the police have since arrested and placed suspect Johnson Kwaku Amankona in custody.

Suspect Amankona allegedly murdered his father, Atta Jacob, when he accompanied him to the farm, according to residents.

The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital for preservation and autopsy.

Mr Kwaku Gyan, a resident, said the suspect returned home from the farm without his father, which raised suspicion.

He added that before the suspect returned home, some farmers who shared boundaries with the deceased reportedly heard him screaming for help.

They rushed to the scene and discovered a lifeless body lying in a pool of blood, with multiple cutlass wounds.

According to some neighbours, the suspect had been mentally unstable for some time and had begun showing signs of aggression. However, he had always been accompanying his father to the farm.

A police source who confirmed the incident said investigations were ongoing.