A 17-year-old final-year student of Mfantsipim Senior High School in Cape Coast has died by suicide, the Central Regional Police Command has confirmed.
The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Arthur, was found in an uncompleted building at Ola North, a suburb of Cape Coast, following a report made by a carpenter working at the site.
According to a police statement, officers responded to the report on June 11, 2026, and discovered the student’s remains.
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 and a small ‘yam’ phone) and other personal belongings.
Authorities at Mfantsipim Senior High School subsequently confirmed the identity of the deceased as a final-year student of the school.
The student’s parents were informed of the incident, and the body was released to the family after a pathologist at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital confirmed it had significantly decomposed.
The building where the remains were found was later fumigated, while the family proceeded with burial arrangements shortly after taking custody of the body.
Police say investigations have established that the student died by suicide. However, the circumstances that may have led to the incident remain unknown.
