Ghana: priest sentenced to death for sacrificing his wife and daughter to gods

Ghana: priest sentenced to death for sacrificing his wife and daughter to gods

A 38-year old Ghanaian fetish priest who killed his wife and daughter and sacrificed them to his idols has been sentenced to life imprisonment, Ghana News Agency reported.

The priest, Mbawona Tindana , was arrested in 2019 for allegedly killing his 25-year-old wife, Talata Abigail Kurug, and 2-year-old daughter, Nyapoka Mbawona Tindana, and sacrificing them to his gods.

The Bolgatanga High Court found him guilty of the crime and sentenced him accordingly.

The facts of the case say he cut off the victims’ heads with an axe after accusing them of witchcraft.

He was charged with two offences of murder under section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960, Act 29.

Although he pleaded not guilty to the charges proffered against him, the court presided over by Charles Adjei Wilson, Regional Supervising High Court Judge, convicted him.

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