SHS student found dead in galamsey pit; family suspects foul play

A male student of Nkawkaw Senior High School has died after he allegedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Sakapiah in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.

The 18-year-old Richard Akyaw, a first year gold-track student, had gone to spend the school holidays with his parents at kyenkyenku.

He joined his friends in search of gold when the sad incident occurred around 5:00pm Thursday, May 29, residents told 3news.com.

The body was retrieved on Friday at about 11:00am, but the family say they suspect foul play.

They claim he was murdered and his body dumped into the pit.

Their suspicion was triggered by a swollen neck and bruises found on the body.

The matter has since been reported to the Police in the area.

According to the Eastern Regional Police, Maxwell Amponsah of Akoase reported to the Akoase Police Station Friday that he went to the old Sankara Galamsey site at Sakapiah to swim with his friend, Akyaw.

Amposah, according to the Police, claimed that Akyaw “fell into the pit and got drowned”.

“Police visited the scene and with the help of divers the body was removed with blood coming from the nose and mouth,” a police report stated.

Arrest

Owner of the pit, Kelvin Essien, aged 39, has been arrested and detained whiles Amponsah has also been called to assist in investigations.

The body of the deceased has since deposited at Holy family hospital mortuary at Nkawkaw pending autopsy

By Yvonne Neequaye|3news.com|Ghana


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Ellis Ferdinand is a Journalist, Blogger and Founder of Ellis Multimedia, a parent company of EducationGhana.org, an Online Education News Blog, PoliticsGhana.com and GhanaNaija.net.Ellis Ferdinand is a Graduate of Accra College of Education and the University of Cape Coast, where he obtained a Diploma In Basic Education and a Bachelor of Education in Accounting. He is currently Reading his Master of Philosophy in Curriculum and Pedagogic Studies at the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana.Ellis Ferdinand won Blogger of the Year at the 2018 National Students’ Awards and was also adjudged 14th Best Ghanain Blogger in 2018 among the Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers of 2018.He introduced the Concept of Education Blogging in Ghana in 2014 with his famous blog EducationGhana.net. now EducationGhana.orgHis Blog won Best Media Promoting Education in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively, an Award organized by Neogenics Education Consult.In 2019, He adjudged the Most Promising West African Blogger of the Year in Nigeria. He won Writer of the Year at the 2021 EDUCOM AWARDS

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