Family seeks autopsy, police investigation into death of student 12 days after Abomosu SHS enrolment

The family says conflicting accounts of the events leading to his death, questions about medication found among his belongings and concerns over the condition of his body at the mortuary have raised questions that require urgent investigation.

The family of a 14-year-old student who died 12 days after enrolling at Abomosu STEM Senior High School in the Eastern Region is demanding a thorough police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Daniel’s father, David Mintah, said a doctor informed the family that the boy had died before arriving at the hospital and recommended a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.