The incident is said to have occurred on Friday when the 47-year-old palm wine tapper was heading to the farm with his children.
Man says he accidentally beheaded his 6 year old son
Man, 47, says he accidentally murdered his 6-year-old son at Diabenekrom a suburb of the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region.
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An eyewitness told news website Ghanaguardian that the man slashed the head of his son unprovoked, leaving him to die in a pool of blood.
In defense, Abba claimed that the machete he was holding which had been well sharpened accidentally left his grasp beheading his 6-year-old in the process, the website reported.
Abba was subjected to severe beatings and later whisked away to a near by police station.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Efia Nkwanta Government Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy.
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