University of Ghana Law Student Dies Tragically In Cape Coast After Alleged Medical Negligence

University of Ghana Law Student Dies Tragically In Cape Coast After Alleged Medical Negligence

  • A 19-year-old second-year law student at the University of Ghana in Cape Coast after alleged medical negligence
  • The student's mother said she had taken her asthmatic son to the Ewim Polyclinic to attend to an asthma attack
  • She alleged that the medical staff administered an injection instead of the expected nebuliser treatment

The Ghana Health Service is probing the death of 19-year-old Nana Obeng, a second-year law student at the University of Ghana at the Ewim Polyclinic in Cape Coast.

The deceased's mother, Nelly Mills, said she brought her asthmatic son to the hospital for nebuliser treatment to counter an asthma attack.

19-year-old dies tragically in Cape Coast health facility
The deceased's mother, Nelly Mills (R). Source: YouTube/@JoyNews
Source: Youtube

However, she suspects that the medical staff administered an injection instead, which led to her son's death.

The Health Service said the grieving family will have to wait for the investigation and autopsy for answers.

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Mother, late CEO of Kikibees, refutes suicide claims

In a separate story, YEN.com.gh reported that the mother of Bennet Agyekum Adomah, the late CEO of Kikibees, denied claims her son took her own life.

Cecilia Adomah also denied suggestions that her son was under the influence of drugs before his death.

She said her son was a young, successful, and responsible businessman who would have no reason to take his life.

Initial reports had even suggested that unknown assailants attacked the young CEO in public but picked up his girlfriend, Yandeh Joof, shortly after news of Bennet's passing went viral.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that the mystery surrounding the death of the owner of the popular joint Kikibees has intensified following the emergence of an audio recording.

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The audio features the voices of Yandeh Joof, the late CEO's girlfriend, and Roy, his assistant.

The audio has been used to suggest that the death of the CEO's Kikibees, Bennet Adomah Agyekum, was masterminded by someone else.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.