Kwame Yeboah, 60, aka Kwaakontor, is accused of burning his 31-year-old son Eric Yaw Frimpong with firewood in Berekum-Amankokwaa, Berekum West District, Bono Region.
The farmer is said to have burned his son’s back with burning firewood.
The victim claimed that his father asked him to go to the farm, but he refused.
The victim stated that his father had neglected him and assigned him to only farming on his cashew and cocoa plantation without sending him to school.
He claimed that they forced him to farm, but without regard for his well-being, they burned him for refusing to farm.
He explained that he has been going through all of this because his mother is no longer alive.
On his part, the father stated that his son refused to learn a skill or trade when it was suggested to him.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana