A/R: Bereaved family abandons corpse at chief linguist’s residence at Sekyere-Kwamang
An angry family has abandoned its corpse at the residence of the chief’s linguist, Okyeame Kwadwo Brenya at Sekyere-Kwamang in the Ashanti region.
This was after the family refused to pay an amount of GH¢ 170 to perform the necessary rites in order to secure a place in the cemetery for burial.
Okyeame Brenya, who disclosed this oOTECNEWS on Friday November 6, 2020, said the incident followed a directive from the chief, Nana Boateng and elders of the land to residents to pay money for a place anytime they are bereaved.
He said the trouble started when the relatives of the deceased protested against the directives from the chief.
The angry family after refusing to follow the directives took the corpse from the burial grounds and dumped it at the residence of Okyeame Brenya.
Okyeame Brenya said they have reported the matter to the police as the incident happened on Thursday.
The coffin, he said, is still in front of his house, a situation he described as very worrying.
Asked what chiefs and elders will do before the corpse is buried, Okyeame Brenya said the family, after paying the money to pave way for the burial, would have to perform some rituals in his house because his house has been defied.
