SHS student from Nkawkaw drowns in Galamsey pit, two people arrested



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General News of Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-06-01

Galamsey Pit The body of the deceased was deposited at the morgue of the Hospital of the Holy Family.

An eighteen-year-old student from Nkawkaw High School was found in an abandoned "Galamsey" pit in Sakapiah, a farming community near Nkawkaw in the eastern region.

The body of the deceased, Richard Achiaw, was deposited at the morgue of the Hospital of the Holy Family.

The information gathered indicates that on May 30, 2019, the deceased and his friend Amponsah Maxwell, from the community of Akoase, went to an abandoned site of "Galamsey", turned into a swimming pool in Sakapiah to swim. However, he would have fallen into the pit and drowned.

After receiving information from Amponsah who had gone to the Akoase police station, the police went to the scene and, with the help of divers, the body was removed the next day.

However, police investigators have detected blood from the nose and mouth, as well as bruises on the body, causing suspicion of foul play.

DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, East Region Police Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed to Starr News that the complainant, a friend of the deceased, had been arrested by the police as well as the owner of the well. abandoned "Galamsey", Kelvin Essien, 39 years old. all helping the police investigate the incident.

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