A linguist at Abura Dunkwa, Okyeame Kwadwo Mensah, believed to be in his forties has been found dead in a pool of blood with his head cut off together with his wife at his own residence in Abura Dunkwa.

The development has put residents in a state of shock.

The crime was believed to have been committed Monday night by unidentified assailants who left without touching any item in their room.

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The body of Okyeame Kwadwo Mensah and his wife whose name is currently unknown but residents say is the queen mother of Ajumako Etumbir, have been conveyed to the Abura Dunkwa government hospital morgue.

Although the police have initiated an investigation into the matter, they have refused to speak to the media on the circumstances of the death and the progress made so far.

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Kwasi Pentsil and other family members of the deceased, Okyeame Kwadwo Mensah who spoke to Adom News, broke down in tears and expressed shock at the development.

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We are shocked to find our brother in this state. We have no idea why some persons would murder them without taking anything from them. We are very shocked by this development and we call on the police to find the murderers and deal with them drastically” some family members said.