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Ghana town mourns after man kills family In intentional fire

Ghana town mourns after man kills family In intentional fire

Ghanaian Authorities say a man in Ghana’s Central Region locked his family inside, set home ablaze, killing his wife and six children before taking his life.

A community in Ghana’s Central Region has been left devastated after a man allegedly set his home on fire, killing his wife and six children before taking his own life. The incident occurred in Akyempim, a quiet town now struggling to make sense of an act residents described as both shocking and deeply heartbreaking.

According to preliminary findings by the Ghana National Fire Service, the man is believed to have locked the family inside