The Ghana Police Service has issued an apology to the family of 24-year-old Lois Abena Koranteng.
This apology comes after the family expressed dissatisfaction with how the police handled the matter, feeling that they have been sidelined.
In a statement dated July 11th, 2024, and signed by Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Director of Public Affairs, the police stated that the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, has personally contacted the family to apologize for the insufficient engagement by the police in the matter concerning Lois Abena Koranteng.
The police assured the family that the investigation into the case is steadily ongoing, informing them of their readiness to visit them and keep them updated on all developments and proceedings related to the case.
‘Following the dissatisfaction expressed by the deceased family in sections of the media regarding the extent of police engagement with them on the matter, the Inspector-General of Police yesterday, 10th July
2024, reached out to the family via a telephone call and rendered an unqualified apology to them for the lack of sufficient Police engagement…’, parts of the statement noted.
The police further stated that an official complaint was received on June 8th, 2024, following the death of Lois Abena Koranteng.
‘On 8th June 2024, the Ghana Police Service received a complaint to the effect that Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old woman had been found unconscious in a swimming pool at a hotel at Takoradi in the Western Region and was taken to the hospital for medical attention but was pronounced dead on arrival’, the statement further clarified.
Cause of Death
The police stated that the cause of death was determined to be asphyxia, severe pulmonary edema, and drowning in a pool.
The autopsy was conducted at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on June 8, 2024, in the presence of the deceased’s family.
“The body was later deposited at the morgue where an autopsy was conducted on June 8, 2024, in the presence of the dece
ased’s family by a pathologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital who verbally stated the cause of death as (i) Asphyxia (ii) severe pulmonary edema and (iii) drowning in a pool,” parts of the statement read.
Source :Ghana Web