From George Ernest Asare, Kumasi.
Atease, a farming community near Barekese in the Atwima District of Ashanti, was turned into mourning grounds when a 38-year-old nursing mother and her six children, including a set of twins, were burnt beyond recognition at the weekend.
According to the police, the room in which the deceased, Helena Nsiah, and her children were sleeping last Sunday caught fire and all efforts to put it out proved futile.
The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
The children were identified as Achiaa, 17; Naomi Boakye, 14; Gabriel Boakye, 12; Lydia Boakye, 7, and the set of female twins who were seven months old.
The police arrested Helena’s husband, who was identified as Samuel Nsiah, but he has been released on bail, pending further investigations.
The Ashanti Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, Chief Inspector Muhammad Tanko, who briefed the Mirror on the incident, said Helena and her children were sleeping in a single room, while her 70-year-old mother, who had paid them a visit, was in another room.
He explained that the deceased was sleeping with her husband on the day of the incident but around 10 p.m. Samuel left them with the explanation that he was going to sleep in his cottage about two kilometres away.
He said it was at that time that the room caught fire, prompting the 70-year-old lady to shout for help. But those who were attracted to the scene could not put out the fire due to its intensity.
Chief Inspector Tanko said following the incident, the police arrested the husband for questioning but released him on bail to assist in further investigations.
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