Final-Year Student of Mfantsipim SHS Commits Suicide

The Central Regional Police Command has confirmed the death of a 17-year-old final-year student of Mfantsipim Senior High School in Cape Coast.

The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Arthur, was found in an uncompleted building at Ola North, a suburb of Cape Coast, after a carpenter working at the site alerted authorities to the discovery.

According to a police statement, officers responded to the report on June 11, 2026, and found the student’s remains at the location.

A search conducted at the scene led to the retrieval of a black backpack containing examination materials, including a Geography Paper 1 mock examination paper bearing the name Emmanuel Arthur. Investigators also recovered two mobile phones; an Android device and a small feature phone along with other personal belongings.

Authorities at Mfantsipim Senior High School later confirmed that the deceased was a final-year student of the institution.

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Police subsequently informed the student’s family of the development. Following an examination by a pathologist at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, who confirmed that the body had significantly decomposed, the remains were released to the family for burial.

The building where the remains were discovered was later fumigated, while the family proceeded with burial arrangements shortly after taking custody of the body.

The Central Regional Police Command says investigations have established that the student died by suicide. However, the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and authorities have not disclosed any possible factors that may have contributed to the tragedy.

The incident has left the school community and residents of Cape Coast saddened as investigations continue.

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