A 48-year-old farmer, accused of murdering his wife and their seven-year-old daughter in Esaase, a village near Upper Bobikuma in the Agona West District of the Central Region, is currently being pursued by the Upper Bobikuma Police.
Stephen Alartey is alleged to have struck both his wife, Aku Motso, aged 37, and their daughter with a cement block until they succumbed to their injuries before fleeing the scene.
According to a police source, Alartey had invited his wife and their three children, who were residing with their grandmother in Agona Kwaman, to join him in Esaase.
During their journey to the village, he reportedly chose an alternate route rather than the commonly used bush path.