A man in Dunkwa is alleged to have burnt his wife and six children to death before committing suicide.
The horrific incident has rocked the Dunkwa-Akyempim community in the Central Region.
According to reports shared by EDHUB from some residents, the incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. on November 1, 2025.
Witnesses claimed the man doused the room with petrol, locked the family inside, and set it on fire.
The suspect was later found deàd, having hánged himself in a nearby bush after the act.
Some Ghanaians have reacted to the tragic news, saying, “This is absolutely heartbreaking. An entire family gone in such a tragic way.
May their souls rest in peace, and may we never grow numb to the pain behind these stories”.
“Mental health awareness. Depression doesn’t only k!LL the person it’s happening to, but also those who fail to see what they are going through”, one more netizen added.
Additionally, a netizen added, “How I wish say the man never died, how I wish say as he Dey wan commit suicide death never came, like hands go touch the man waaa RIP to the wife and children but the man hmm”.
In related news, a couple has been tragically killed in a fire incident at Asuakwa, a suburb of the Sunyani East municipality.
The victims have been identified as Nana Ameyaw Ampofo, aged 65, and Grace Adu Boafoawaa, aged 49.
The couple were found burnt beyond recognition.
The two bodies were recovered from the kitchen area, with a Toyota Highlander and a pickup truck parked nearby were partially damaged.
The couple’s remains have been deposited at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Meanwhile, a police statement signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Relations Officer for the Command, on Monday, October 20, 2025, revealed that officers received distress and quickly proceeded to the scene.
The officers met the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) was already battling the blaze.
The Police are now working closely with the Ghana National Fire Service to determine the cause of the fire.
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A horr!fic inc!dent has rocked the Dunkwa-Akyempim community in the Central Region, where a man is alleged to have búrned his wife and six children to deàth before committing su!cide.
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