Residents of Fianu, a farming community near Atebubu, had the shock of their lives when they woke up to hear that a 60-year-old man had committed suicide after he had allegedly shot his son to death.
According to the Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Saviour Ahiamadi, the man, identified as Nantieb Larry Duut, believed to be mentally deranged, had told the son, Nantieb Benlade, 30, on July 30 that he was going to farm and would return on August 2, 2010.
The police officer said Duut was said to have requested his son to follow up to the farm on August 1, 2010.
ASP Ahiamadi said Benlade obliged and set out to meet his father on the appointed date, only for Duut to shoot Benlade before taking his own life.
According to ASP Ahiamadi, it was Duut’s wife, Ajara Seidu, 30, who had also followed up about 5:30 p.m. on August 1, who found the two men dead on the farm.
He said Ajara quickly informed one Kwasi Kumah about the incident and he in turn informed the police.
ASP Ahiamadi said during a visit to the crime scene, the police found the gun and an empty shell, adding that they did not suspect any foul play, since Duut was believed to be mentally deranged.
The two bodies have been deposited at the Atebubu Government Hospital pending autopsy and further investigations.
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