An 8-year-old boy, identified simply as Kwaku, has been brutally butchered to death by a suspected madman, believed to be in his 30s.

The horrific incident in the Abrepo Asubonteng community in the Bantama constituency of the Ashanti region, has left residents in shock and grief.

According to eyewitnesses, Kwaku and his sister were sent to buy a rubber bag and encountered the alleged madman on their return. The sister managed to escape, but Kwaku was caught and mercilessly slaughtered.

Community members attempted to intervene but were intimidated by the madman's possession of two sharp cutlasses.

Eventually, when they mustered the courage to confront the alleged madman, they overpowered and killed him. 

Both mortal remains of the victim and the perpetrator have been sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) morgue.

The Ghana Police Service is yet to comment on the disturbing incident.