An uncle of the late teacher at Konongo Odumase M/A Basic School, Grace Stepheny, has recounted the painful final moments leading to her sudden death.
Speaking in an interview with Adom News, Isaac Kumi said his niece showed no signs of illness before leaving home for school that morning.
“She was fine and left for school in the morning. We were here when a student and a teacher came to inform us that she had felt unwell at school,” he said.
According to him, the teacher complained of severe neck and throat pains upon arrival at school, prompting colleagues to rush her to a health facility.
“She complained of neck and throat pains; she was even crying, so one teacher took her to the hospital. I decided to join them there,” he narrated.
Mr Kumi said upon arrival, doctors confirmed that despite efforts to stabilise her, she had passed on.
“We got to the hospital and I met the doctor. He confirmed that my niece, Grace Stepheny, had been brought in, but they did all they could—she passed on. We saw her lying on a stretcher,” he said.
He added that the family initially held on to hope, delaying the transfer of the body to the morgue.
“The doctor even delayed taking her to the mortuary because we hoped things would change. It was around 2 p.m. that they finally called the mortuary workers,” he recounted.
Mr Kumi disclosed that medical staff indicated her condition was linked to high blood pressure.
“The nurses said when she came, her pressure was high. They were monitoring her and engaging her in conversation when she suddenly collapsed. They checked again and it was critically low,” he explained.
In a further twist, he revealed that another teacher, believed to be a close friend of the deceased, also passed away around the same time.
“It was later we heard another teacher had passed on. I learnt they were good friends,” he said.
He noted that the second deceased had reportedly been unwell for over a month and was receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
The deaths have left the Konongo Odumase community in shock, as colleagues and family struggle to come to terms with the sudden loss.
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