{"id":115683,"date":"2026-02-16T21:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115683"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:43:51","slug":"unknown-persons-desecrate-graves-at-asante-mampong-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115683","title":{"rendered":"Unknown persons desecrate graves at Asante Mampong cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents of Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region have been thrown into shock and fear following the desecration of several graves at the town\u2019s public cemetery by persons suspected to be engaging in ritual activities.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the grave of the late queen mother of the local Frafra community, who died last year at the age of 85, was among those vandalised.<\/p>\n

The perpetrators allegedly exhumed her body, severed the head, and abandoned the headless remains about five metres away from the grave. The gruesome discovery has sparked outrage among family members and the wider community.<\/p>\n

Kwame Effa, the cemetery\u2019s gravedigger and an eyewitness, said he rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call about the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I arrived at the cemetery, I saw that the queen mother\u2019s grave had been broken into. Her body had been removed from the coffin and dumped a few metres away without the head. I strongly suspect the criminals took it for ritual purposes,\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\n

The deceased\u2019s son, Yaw Nsoh, also confirmed the incident, stating that although the coffin, clothes, and other burial items remained intact, his mother\u2019s head had been cut off.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I will not sit aloof for anyone to disgrace my mother\u2019s corpse. I will pursue both legal and spiritual means to ensure the perpetrators face justice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Assembly Member for the Akyeremade Electoral Area, Kwame Nkrumah, described the incident as unprecedented in the locality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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