TWO girls have sadly died in their sleep at Ohwim-Akusu, near Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, sparking melancholy and shock waves in the area.
The deceased, who are siblings Akosua Agyeiwaa, aged four, and Annel Boadu, aged two, reportedly went to sleep after closing from school around 3pm on Friday, February 28, 2025.
After some time, Patricia Boadu, the grandmother of the girls, went inside to wake them up but they did not respond so she became concerned.
Madam Boadu then raised the alarm and the unresponsive girls were quickly rushed to the hospital to revive them but they unfortunately gave up the ghost.
A Suame Divisional Police report, seen by DGN said when the police heard the unfortunate case, they rushed to the scene to start their investigations.
“On receipt of the complaint, police immediately proceeded to the scene and met the deceased’s grandmother, Patricia Boadu of Ohwim-Akusu, the Medical Superintendent as well as the two girls both pupils of Bantama Adventist School, Amanfrom, lying supine on one of the Hospital’s bed wearing a sea blue top with sea blue panties and a white singlet with black panties to match respectively.
“The bodies were carefully inspected and no sign of violence were detected except a foamy whitish substance coming from the nose of deceased Annel Boadu”, the police statement said.
The report further said, “the two bodies were photographed and later conveyed to the KATH-Morgue for preservation awaiting autopsy, adding that, “Spot investigations as per the account of the grandmother revealed that both girls returned from school on 28/02/2025 about 1500 hours, removed their uniforms and went to sleep.
“That same day about 2100 hours she went to their room to wake them up only to find them unresponsive. That she quickly rushed them to the said Health facility for medical treatment but the two were pronounced dead on arrival”.
According to the police, the case is still under investigation to help unearth what caused the sudden demise of the two sisters.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi