Caroline Eferamor King

‘They said I killed my own mother,’ says Maame Serwaa

Ghanaian actress Maame Serwaa has revealed the emotional distress she endured following her mother’s death, Rose Amoateng Benson, including false accusations that she was responsible for her mother’s death. The Kumawood star admitted the rumours pushed her to the brink of depression, even leading to suicidal thoughts. In an emotional interview on the Okukuseku show with Emelia Brobbey, the Kumawood actress revealed how her mother’s death, combined with hurtful public accusations, pushed her to the brink of depression. “It’s not easy. I was very close to her. I remember talking to my mum, and she said she wouldn’t die until she had held her grandchildren in her arms. Everyone who was close to me knew how tight I was with my mother, she stated. Maame Serwaa expressed deep pain over rumours that falsely accused her of being responsible for her mother’s death.