First-Year Aburi Girls Student Dies After Complaining Of Severe Stomach Pains

• A student of the Aburi Girls Senior High School has died after complaining of stomach pains
• The student was reportedly in the dormitory being taken care of by some of her schoolmates
• She died on arrival at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital and will undergo an autopsy

A first-year student of the Aburi Girls Senior High School has died after reportedly complaining of stomach pains spanning three days.

Reports indicated she started complaining about the stomach ache days before dying on February 4, 2024.

Some accusations of negligence have also accompanied the death of the student at the all-girls school.

Graphic Online reported on the incident and said some sources attributed the illness to malaria.

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The student was reportedly taken care of by some of her schoolmates in the dormitory. After being taken to hospital later, she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The body has since been deposited at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong-Akuapem for autopsy.

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Source: YEN.com.gh