Residents
of
Trabuom,
in
the
Atwima
Kwanwoma
District
of
the
Ashanti
Region,
have
been
left
devastated
following
a
tragic
murder-suicide
involving
a
local
pastor
and
his
wife.
The
incident
occurred
on
Saturday,
28
September
2024,
when
Victor
Appiah,
a
50-year-old
pastor
and
founder
of
the
End
Time
Rapture
Family
Church,
allegedly
killed
his
46-year-old
wife,
Akua
Emelia,
by
beheading
her
on
a
cassava
farm.
According
to
reports,
after
committing
the
brutal
act,
Victor
took
his
own
life
by
ingesting
poison.
The
couple,
who
were
parents
to
eight
children,
had
a
troubled
history
of
ongoing
domestic
disputes.
Akua
had
previously
left
the
marriage
due
to
these
issues,
but
family
members
revealed
that
Victor
had
recently
persuaded
her
to
return.
Akua’s
brother,
Kofi
Bonsu,
provided
further
details
on
the
tragic
event.
He
explained
that,
on
the
day
of
the
incident,
Victor
instructed
Akua
to
collect
cassava
from
a
nearby
farm.
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It
was
there,
according
to
Bonsu,
that
Victor
ambushed
her
and
fatally
severed
her
head
with
a
machete.
Bonsu
expressed
sorrow
over
how
the
couple’s
brief
reconciliation
had
turned
deadly.
“My
sister
had
left
her
husband
due
to
some
misunderstandings,
but
he
convinced
her
to
return.
Little
did
we
know
it
was
a
trap,”
he
quoted
to
have
said.
In
a
chilling
development,
Victor
reportedly
contacted
Akua’s
mother
after
the
murder,
confessing
to
the
crime
and
asking
the
family
to
retrieve
her
body
from
the
farm.
Police
have
since
launched
an
investigation
into
the
events,
but
the
community
remains
in
deep
shock.
Residents
of
Trabuom
described
Victor
as
a
well-respected
figure,
known
for
preaching
messages
of
love
and
forgiveness.
Many
are
struggling
to
reconcile
his
public
persona
with
the
horrific
crime
he
allegedly
committed.
“This
is
unbelievable.
Pastor
Victor
was
always
preaching
about
love
and
forgiveness.
We
never
suspected
he
was
capable
of
such
evil,”
one
resident
is
quoted
as
saying
in
disbelief.
The
deaths
of
Victor
Appiah
and
Akua
Emelia
have
left
their
eight
children
orphaned
and
raising
concerns
about
hidden
domestic
violence.