Alex Tengeh, 22, was arrested in Koforidua by police after killing his grandfather and stepmother in Okorase, a hamlet in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region.

It is unclear what prompted his conduct, but Alex Tengeh, who is not known to have any mental health difficulties, told authorities in his statement that he was supposedly introduced to cannabis candy previous to his terrible move.

According to eyewitnesses, the 22-year-old was seen strangling a young lady with his bare hands around 9 pm on Thursday, a few meters from their home.

When the young lady's father, Kofi Amponsah, heard her daughter's screams, he rushed to her aid and convinced her to file a police report.

Tengeh fled the scene, went to his own house in the absence of his father, attacked and beheaded his grandfather in bed. He afterwards pursued his stepmother, who was on her way to save his grandfather, and murdered her to death.

When Citi News arrived at the family's home, the entire neighborhood had come to mourn the tragic tragedy. Madam Comfort Ofori, a neighbor, nearly avoided death after refusing to open the door for Alex when she heard his grandfather screaming for help.

Residents are terrified and want the police to increase their visibility in communities at all hours of the day and night to avoid similar incidents.