Carpenter held over mother's death.

Navrongo (U/E), March 21, GNA - A twenty-nine year-old carpenter, Charles Srem-Sai, is helping the Navrongo police in their investigations into the circumstances leading to the death of his mother.

Madam Janet Adda, a 53-year-old nurse, is said to have died as a result of a kick in the chest by Srem-Sai. The Upper East Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Thomas Agbanyo, told GNA at Navrongo that, the suspect and his mother had a confrontation on March 17, 2000, over water charges for a standpipe in their house.

As a result, Madam Adda ordered Srem-Sai out of the house because she was fed up with his problems. The mother who was said to be furious went into the son's room and allegedly smashed his radio-cassette player and attempted to collect his television set when a struggle ensued.

Srem-Sai is alleged to have kicked his mother in the chest leading to her fall, Inspector Agbanyo stated. Madam Adda died when she was sent to the Navrongo hospital and an autopsy attributed her death to "head injury." The body has been released to the family for burial while Srem-Sai is in police custody.