Cape coast: A 20-year-old Level 200 student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Innocentia Avinu, who had reportedly been missing for several days, has been found dead at Hutchland Beach near the university.
According to Ghana News Agency, Chief Inspector Isaac Evans Ettie, Public Relations Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, reported that the body was discovered at about 0300 hours on Friday, June 12, after it had been washed ashore. The deceased was found in a prone position with blood oozing from the nose; however, a preliminary examination showed no signs of physical assault.
Chief Inspector Ettie mentioned that the identity of the deceased was initially unknown. After an examination by the UCC District Police Command, the body was transported to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation, identification, and autopsy.
Family members later identified Innocentia Avinu through a photograph at the police station on Saturday. Accompanied by the Dean of Students of UCC and officers from the Ghana Police Service, they confirmed her identity at the mortuary. Chief Inspector Ettie added that the body was carefully inspected in the presence of the family members, and there were no physical marks on it.
He assured the public that a thorough investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the student's death.