The Kadjebi District Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old farmer, Chalim Madzaton, also known as Peter Tano, in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old woman, Dakolor Semaka, following an intelligence-led operation at his hideout in Kpaya, a suburb of Ahamansu.
In a statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Dambai on March 25, 2026, Police indicated that on March 24, 2026, officers received information that the suspect had allegedly attacked his girlfriend, Yaa Tugbenyo, 55, and her mother, the deceased, at their residence in Mangoase near Kadjebi.
During the incident, Yaa Tugbenyo managed to escape but later returned to find her mother lying motionless on the floor.
A team of police officers who visited the scene found the deceased lying on her back with visible signs of violence.
The scene was processed and documented for evidential purposes.
A medical officer at St. Mary Theresa Hospital later confirmed the victim dead. The body has since been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with investigations and is expected to be arraigned before court in due course.
