A seven(7) year old Pupil of High Mowing International School located in Okorase near Koforidua has drowned in a septic tank in the school.
The incident occurred Tuesday, January 11, 2022, during school hours.
The class three(3) pupil Raymond Opare-Ansah Offei accidentally fell into the opened septic tank at the back of the school. He was removed and rushed to the Eastern Regional Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
Management of the school immediately informed the father of the deceased.
The father George Opare Offei, 40, a driver who resides in Osabane accompanied by Dominic Mantey, a Businessman reported the incident to the Adweso District Police Command.
A team of police investigators were quickly dispatched to the school where management led by the proprietor Daniel Mantey and the school’s driver Adjei Ebenezer led police to the scene of the crime.
Police observed that the septic tank which is about 10 feet deep was filled with water but not covered.
Police proceeded to the Eastern Regional Hospital to examine the body.
No marks of foul play were detected.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue pending autopsy.
The public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command DSP Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the story when contacted.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
