Tragedy Strikes as 13-Year-Old Student Reportedly Dies After A Teacher Caned Him

Cursory: A JHS 2 kid named Godfred Ankomah is said to have passed away after receiving a canings from a teacher. The deceased student went to Swedru Methodist ‘B’ Basic School. Many have demanded the teacher’s arrest and questioned why the Agona Swedru Hospital had to refer him to Winneba.

A teacher caned a 13-year-old student at Swedru Methodist ‘B’ Basic School in the Central Region, and the student later died. According to reports, Madam Mili, Godfred Ankomah’s class teacher, caned him on the back and he later passed away.

According to a UTV reporter, Godfred, who was in form 2, was caned for answering some homework questions wrongly.

After the kids finished the assignment Madam Mili given them, she left the class to speak with a colleague, according to the UTV reporter Jacob Kubi. When the teacher overheard the children making noise, she ordered them to stop.

“Madam Mili angrily returned to the class and asked the students to submit the homework she gave them on Monday. She told the students she would cane them for every wrong question answered. After marking Godfred’s work, he had answered six questions wrongly.”

This meant that Godfred would receive six lashes.

“Godfred pleaded with the teacher to cane him in his palm instead of his back but the teacher did not agree and asked him to kneel. The teacher caned Godfred on his back,” the reporter added.

Godfred reported the incident to his mother when he got home revealing that he was in pain. After a while, the 13-year-old started coughing blood and was taken to the Agona Swedru Hospital.

Godfred received medical attention and drugs. He was asked to go back to the hospital the following day, but Godfred was still spitting blood when they were at home.

They were referred to the Winneba Government Hospital but he died on the way to the hospital. The matter has been reported to the Agona Police Station. No post-mortem has been done yet.

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@Osae_UtD: There’s more to it Maybe the cane might have worsened a condition of which the teacher did not know about.

@KwameAsimeni: The Madam needs to be jailed. She needs to be used to serve as a deterrent to the teachers doing similar.

@Nana_K_Fosu·May 26Cane can never kill a child The teacher should not be blamed

@Hunsley_walker: 🤔did he/she have some underlying illness

@don_gee1: Report well … the student was feeling sick already

@Sa_Fari75: There’s more to it, the student might be suffering from some underlying sickness,… back then I do anything stubborn just to receive cane for fun cos my friends call me “no shaking or odeshi” May the student find peace in the eye of his creator 🙏🏾

@IamMingle_: The teacher must be arrested asapAlbert

@ASarcastical: Ban whipping in school

@j_phio: A whole Swedru government hospital doesn’t have an x-ray dept. and will have to travel from Swedru to winneba toorn to get an x-ray,a 13yr old boy comes to the hospital with blood in coughs and the hospital couldn’t even admit him?herh Ghana 💔

@yaw_preach: See wat anger has cause at least listen to wat the child is saying maybe it would have help sometimes don’t make decisions wen u are angry

@TheNorthernLad_:;The kiddie already dey die, the teacher put en body for trouble inside kwa!

@starboypizzle: Sad situation, it’s very unfortunate The teacher didn’t mean any wrong and how she’s found herself in this situation. Sorry to the boy’s family and sorry for the madam finding herself in this situation.

@Phacterz1: the entire universe ebi this teacher wey go make hot😂😂😂😂Miami Jay

@Jay14Miami: Even if the boy was already sick , the madam is still the one who killed him . She should be dealt with

Source: yen.com.gh

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