One of the children of the couple found dead 3 months ago in their apartment at Abuakwa Maakro plot 10 has revealed why they stopped eating for months.
According to a report filed by Citi News, the youngest son, Jackson explained that their decision not to eat for months was due to their parents who told them “food was a curse”.
“We were not eating because our parents said food was a curse. That’s because they were worried over something. Now we know it. If you want to put the curse out of the food, you have to first pray and then eat. Our parents were not eating too,” the boy told Citi News.
The boy further disclosed that they run out of food for a period of time in the house but because they were locked up, they couldn’t go out to get some.
“We run out of food for many days, and we became weak. The Police came to our house and took us to the hospital. They took my mum and dad to the other hospital and brought me and my brother here”.
The two young brothers aged 11 and 13 were found locked up in one of their rooms in an unconscious state.
They were later rescued and rushed to the Abuakwa Polyclinic.
According to an earlier report filed by JoyNews, a couple, named Samuel Jackson and his wife Ernestina Jackson were found dead in their apartment on July 27, 2022.
The woman was wrapped with a blanket with ice packs on her, an act believed to be performed by her husband in order to prevent her body from decaying.
The man was later found dead sitting on the family’s toilet with their two boys locked up in a room, according to police.
According to the medical superintendent of the Abuakwa Polyclinic, Dr. Mensah Manye, when the two children were brought to the facility, they were dehydrated and very weak.
“The Police brought the two children here, who were both unconscious. The Police narrated to me that the two children had been locked in their room with their parents for some months now. The two children were lying down helpless, unconscious, so they rushed them to the hospital.
“When they came, the assessment showed they were severely dehydrated. They had grown very lean. It was only their bony frame that was showing. That shows the extent of weight loss they’ve gone through. They could not talk or walk. They couldn’t do anything. They lost a lot of fluid. We worked to resuscitate them,” he revealed.
However, CitiNews has said that the two children had regained consciousness and were in stable condition after being taken to the hospital. But, the eldest son of the couple is still highly traumatized and unable to speak properly.