[ 2017-02-25 ]

KNUST police to question roommate of suicide student
Police at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology (KNUST) are scheduled to question a
roommate of first-year Chemical Engineering
student who allegedly committed suicide on
Friday.

Adwoa Agyarkwa Anyimadu-Antwi is said to have left
a note behind moments before she hanged herself
with a nylon rope in her hostel on campus.

Though post-mortem is expected on Monday, police
say the student [name withheld] could be of help
as they begin investigations into circumstances
surrounding her death.

KNUST Police District Commander, DSP Boakye Ansah,
tells Nhyira FM his outfit has already extended an
invitation to the student, through university
authorities.

The student is the first to have spotted the
deceased hanging on a rope in their room at
Independence Hall, on return from a lecture.

The student cut the rope in a rescue attempt
before calling for help but her colleague was
pronounced dead on arrival at the University
Hospital.

Police say the student had been stranded for a
while because the door to their room was locked,
though officials at the Porter’s Lodge told her
one of her three colleagues had earlier picked the
key up at the counter.

The student, however, managed to use a different
room key to open their room only to find her
roommate hanging on a rope tied to the ceiling
fan.

Police will however not say if the ‘rescuer’
is a suspect, as they commence investigations.

Meanwhile, sources say university authorities have
informed the parents of the deceased about the
incident.

Source - asempanews.com

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