Investigation launched into suicide committed by KNUST student

The Police have launched an investigation into a suicide committed by a first-year Chemical-Engineering student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

The KNUST Police District Commander, DSP Boakye Ansah, told Kumasi-based Nhyira FM that one of the roommates of the deceased, who first spotted her, has been invited for interrogation.

The student was the first to have spotted Adwoa Agyarkwa Anyimadu- Antwi hanging on a rope in their room on return from a lecture.

According to the police, the student was stranded for a while because their room was locked although an official at the porters' lodge told her one of her colleagues had picked the key.

The student used a different door key to open the door only to discover Ms Anyimadu's body dangling from the ceiling with a rope fastened to her neck.

Ms Anyimadu is the first daughter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim central constituency of the Ashanti region, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi.

The 18-year-old first-year student was found dead on Friday morning in her hostel room with a rope fastened to her neck and hanging from the ceiling.

It is unclear what might have triggered the suicide but some students close to her say that she failed one of her courses and was scolded by her parents.

She left a note behind which read ‘am sorry to disappoint you mummy and daddy for not being the girl you want me to be’.

Her family has been informed about the incident.

Her body has since been deposited at KNUST hospital in Kumasi.