Methodist Girls SHS Final Year Student Dead

Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed the death of final year student of the Methodist Girls High School in Mamfe in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

The deceased, Cindy Aku Sika, a General Art has reportedly died on Friday July 17, 2020 after she complained of not feeling well.

A statement from GES said she died from Acute Malaria at the Koforidua Regional Hospital.

The deceased was initially admitted at the Tetteh Quarshie Hospital at Mampong but was later referred to the Koforidua Regional Hospital when her condition got worse.

“The sad event occurred on Friday 17th July 2020. Management of the school quickly rushed [the said student] to the Tetteh Quarshie Hospital at Mampong around 11 pm on Thursday 16th July 2020 when her friends detected that she was not well. Her parents were immediately informed and they went to the hospital to see her.”

She was rushed to the hospital “after her friends detected that she was not well,” according to the statement.

Management of the GES has promised to give the deceased a “befitting burial.”