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A young man suspected to be in his mid-20s, has been arrested for exhuming a dead body in Akyem Old Tafo, in the Eastern region.

The young man, by name Attah a.k.a Abodam, who claimed to be a grave-digger, indicated that, families of the deceased body refused to settle him at a cost of GHC20 before burying the body.

Atta also stated that, the supposed family’s owed him and all efforts to get them settle their indebtedness proved futile resulting in his action.

The suspect who was spotted while digging the grave, according to a close source, was subjected to severe beatings.

“The angry youths indicated that, Atta was contracted by some money ritualist otherwise known as Sakawa to bring a human part for some rituals”, the source added.

Checks on the grave revealed that he ripped the casket apart after digging a portion of the grave exposing the decomposing body of the deceased person and other materials used in burying him.

Meanwhile, the bereaved family when reached denied having any ties with the suspect indicating he never played any role in the funeral and is not known to the family.

The suspect has since been handed over to the police for further investigations but residents are of the view that, the suspect could be mentally deranged and may have informed his conduct.