Police at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region are looking into the strange circumstances that led a man to keep his wife’s dead body in their flat for several months.
The man’s body was also discovered by police in the family’s bathroom, sitting on the toilet.
Two children of the couple, aged 11 and 13, were also rescued in an unconscious state. The Jacksons, a well-to-do family, lived in a rented apartment at Maakro Plot 10 after the family relocated from the Netherlands about seven years ago.
They never socialized with other residents, as they live independently. The last time co-tenants saw the family was somewhere in May when the Jacksons’ returned home, parked their unregistered Ford Expedition car and climbed upstairs to their apartment.
But after several months of not hearing nor seeing the Jacksons, the livid neighbours lodged a complaint with the Abuakwa police.
The body of Mrs. Ernestina Jackson was found in a decomposing state. Police found out that her husband, also late, Samuel Jackson tried to preserve her body at home by putting ice packs on the body which was wrapped in a blanket.
Police suspect Mrs. Jackson died about 3-months ago. Again, the body of her 48-year-old husband was also found in the family’s bathroom, sitting on the toilet.
