Final year student of Mfantsipim School commits suicide

Emmanuel Arthur, a final-year student at Mfantsipim School, was allegedly found to have committed suicide after his body was discovered hanging in an uncompleted building in Cape Coast's North Ola area. The police reported that the body was found in a decomposed state and has since been released to the family for burial.

Authorities were alerted to the scene following a report, and a search uncovered a black backpack containing Arthur's belongings, including a Form Three Geography mock examination paper, a mobile phone, and an Android phone. Mfantsipim School authorities confirmed the student's identity after being contacted by the police. A pathologist at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital examined the body and confirmed its decomposed condition.

According to Chief Inspector Isaac Evans Ettie of the Central Regional Police Public Relations Office, friends of the deceased alerted school authorities when Arthur was absent from class. When the school contacted his parents, they stated that Emmanuel had returned home earlier but left again, reportedly to continue preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The circumstances leading to the incident remain unknown, and police investigations are actively ongoing. The Environmental Health Directorate of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly was also contacted to fumigate the area.

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A team of police personnel was dispatched to the scene following a report.