A 70-year-old woman has been murdered in Akyem Koforidua in the Asene Manso Akroso District while enroute morning church.
The deceased, a member of the Church of Pentecost, left her residence on Sunday, July 26, to attend a morning church service.
Concerns mounted after she failed to return home, prompting her family and concerned community members to launch an intensive search party.
Odiasempa Kwaku Ahiaku, a local reporter said, her lifeless body was discovered on Monday morning under deeply harrowing circumstances.
Distraught relatives revealed that the unidentified assailants surgically removed her heart and several other body parts before abandoning her corpse.
The police have taken custody of the body and commenced full-scale investigations into the horrifying incident. While the motive behind the gruesome killing remains unclear, authorities have yet to make any arrests.
The horrific attack has sent shockwaves through the Akim Akroso town, leaving residents in state of fear and anger.
Community leaders and panicked locals are demanding swift action from security agencies to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
