09/01/2026
The Berekum Circuit Court has remanded Emmanuel Yeboah into police custody following a brùtal cùtlass attàck on his brother and sister-in-law during a dispute over a cashew farm, an incident that has now tràgicàlly resulted in the déaths of both victims.
The déadly feud originated from a deeply personal family conflict. According to reports, Emmanuel Yeboah had previously owned a cashew farm but abandoned it due to poor yields and moved to the city to work as a taxi driver. After that venture also failed to provide the financial relief he sought, he returned home only to discover that his brother’s neighbouring cashew farm, carefully managed by the brother and his wife, had flourished and generated far better income. Consumed by envy, Yeboah began claiming ownership of both farms, triggering a protractive family disputé that eventually turned viólént.
On January 3, 2026, he allegedly ambushed the couple with a cútlass while they were heading to their farm, ìnflìcting sévére wóunds. The victims were rushed to a health facility. Yeboah, who fled the scene after the incident, later turned himself in to the police at Asiri, another cashew-producing town in the Jaman North District. The cútlass believed to have been used in the àttàck was recovered from the scene as an exhibit.
Yeboah first appeared in the Berekum Circuit Court on Tuesday facing charges of attempted múrder and causing hàrm, and was remanded into police custody to reappear on January 12, 2026.
Tragically, both the brother and his wife have since d!ed from their injúríes. Prosecutors are expected to upgrade the charges to múrder, as investigations continue.
The case, confirmed by Bono Regional Police PRO Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah in a statement, has left the community in deep shock, as what began as a land dispute has ended in the irreversible loss of life.