The sad news is reported about the death of a JHS teacher who is doing his national service at Mfrekrom in the Brong Ahafo region.
The teacher identified as Justice Asinim, 31, was a teacher of Kamerekrom Junior High School in the Asunafo South District and was reported dead after allegedly committing suicide
Justice Asinim who teaches at Kamerekrom Junior High school as National Service personnel left behind a wife and children.
The incident reportedly took place over the weekend in a cocoa farm near his father’s cottage at Mfrekrom.
ASP Lawrence Abaaduko Adombire who confirmed this to Citi News said the incident happened on 14th December 2019.
“JUSTICE ASINIM IS A NATIONAL SERVICE PERSONNEL STATIONED AT KAMIREKROM JHS. ON THE 13TH OF DECEMBER 2019 IN THE MORNING, HE WENT TO ABOGYEKROM HIS COTTAGE TO COLLECT FRESH FERMENTED COCOA BEANS BACK TO KAMIREKROM BUT HE DIDN’T RETURN. THEY STARTED CALLING HIS PHONE NUMBER BUT HE WAS NOT PICKING THE CALL. SO THE BROTHER ACCOMPANIED BY OTHERS CAME AND INFORMED THE POLICE BUT WE ADVISED THAT IT WAS TOO EARLY AND THAT THEY SHOULD GET BACK AND CONDUCT A SEARCH. SO THEY WENT BACK AND WITHIN 30 MUNITES THEY CAME BACK AND THEY SAY ACTUALLY THEY WENT TO THE COCOA FARM AND SAW HIS LIFELESS BODY HANGING ON A TREE”.
He said the police accompanied the family to the farm and followed the usual initial investigations.
The body has so far been deposited at the Goaso Government Hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy while investigations continue.
