West Region: Man with mental illness breaks into house, kills two women, leaves husband injured

A man suffering from a mental illness man is said to have stormed a house in Batcham, in the West Region of Cameroon, killing two women, and leaving the husband severely injured.

According to reports, the man said to be a former bike rider in the town of Yaounde, escaped from the hands of a native doctor, where he was receiving medication.

After successfully escaping the latter’s place, he hurriedly stormed a man’s home where he attacked two women with a machete, killing them on the spot.

In an attempt to rescue the two women, the husband sustained severe injuries, which according to reports left him in a coma.

The mentally ill man was apprehended and put under custody by the elements of the Batcham Gendarmerie.

By Amina Hilda

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