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Bloodbath at Wassa Domama Funeral
A violent confrontation between rival groups at a funeral in Wassa Domama, Wassa West, Western Region, ended in a grim bloodbath. Six men were butchered. Health workers are battling to save others with cutlass wounds that threaten life.

Chief Speaks: No Arrests by Midday
The Odikro of the town, Nana Tweneboa Ntow, told Ghanafeed the conflict was tied to the burial of a woman. Speaking at midday on June 1, he said police had made no arrests as of that time.

Copycat Violence Hits Sefwi Nsuasua
The violence is not isolated. At Sefwi Nsuasua in the Western North Region, four men were arrested after similar clashes with sharp weapons. The pattern is spreading across the Western belt.

Youth and Cutlasses: A Dangerous Trend
It is becoming a trend: youth engaging in violence with cutlasses and knives. Last month, a viral video showed young men in Akim Oda in Eastern region brandishing cutlasses and baying for blood. Police moved with intelligence and visual evidence to make arrests.

Beyond One-Off Clashes
The problem runs deeper than these two cases. Most recent murders in Ghana were committed with sharp instruments. Attackers pierced victims repeatedly with knives in a heartless, sadistic fashion.

Signature of Serial Killings
What appears to be serial killings in the country has left victims’ bodies dismembered, with body parts missing. No gunshot wounds were found. Only the sharp, deliberate marks of knives. Using knives to kill is a cruel way of draining life from victims.