A 15-year-old Junior High School graduate is reported dead at Gomoa
Asafo in the Agona East District by suicide, joydaddymultimedia.com can
confirm.
The deceased, Isaac Arhin, popularly called Yaw, is said to have taken
his life due to a decision by the family for him to learn a skill
instead of attending Senior High School.
Bryt FM Central Regional Correspondent, Eric Owusu Amponsah report, the
deceased had aggregate 20 in the Basic Education Certificate Examination
(BECE) and gained admission at Kwahu Tafo in the Eastern Region.
The sister of the deceased, Georgina Buabeng narrating the ordeal
Indicated, the deceased came returned from Tema last three days where he
was staying with his aunt without even informing them of his journey.
“Yaw told me he got aggregate 20 and that, he has gotten a school at
Kwahu Tafo but his aunt wanted him to learn a skill instead of
continuing his education because she is not financially sound to support
his education”.
“I told him, his mother had gone to Volta and that, he should exercise
patience for her to return so we could deal with the issue, as I am also
not in a position to support his education due to my poor health
condition,” she told the reporter.
“He left the house about 6 am in the morning without informing me, so I
called to find out where he has been after complaining earlier of being
hungry. He told me he had gone to my aunt’s place at Nsuaem”.
“Unfortunately, I returned home to find out that he had locked the door
to our room so I called him severally without any response. I then
decided to look through the window with the help of a neighbour and
unfortunately, I saw him hanged to death with a rope” Georgina Buabeng
revealed.
The Assembly Member for Agona Asafo Electoral Area, Robert Abeiku Ansah
on his part attributed the action of the deceased to the family’s
inability to properly deal with the issue leading to the death of the
boy.
He, however, advised parents to counsel their children on how to handle
issues especially with the ongoing SHS placement system to avoid such
horrific instance.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue as
the police has instituted investigations into the matter.
