A 90-year-old woman was accused of being a witch and was beaten to death on the street in Ghana

A 90-year-old woman was accused of being a witch and was beaten to death on the street in Ghana.

According to the report, the old woman identified as Akua Benteh who is 90 years old was beaten to death after she was accused of being a witch.

She was accused of causing the misfortunes happening in the town where she lived .

The Police in the town has retrieved the body of the deceased for autopsy and further investigations.

This is one of the reasons people give birth to so many children in some places in Africa. Some unlucky elderly people without children are easily labelled witches and wizards.

Life for the childless elderly may be hell on earth.