The Ghana Police Service has disclosed the cause of death of 24-year-old Lois Abena Koranteng, who was found dead at a hotel in Takoradi in the Western Region on June 8, 2024.
The incident which attracted attention on social media indicated that, the 24-year-old died in a swimming pool at a hotel in Takoradi.
Reports revealed that Ms. Koranteng together with her boss and a driver allegedly checked into the hotel on June 7, 2024.
However, she was found dead in the hotel’s pool the following morning.
Reports further indicated that the hotel’s CCTV cameras were not functioning during the week of the incident, compounding circumstances surrounding her death.
Meanwhile, a statement released by the police on Thursday July 11 said an autopsy conducted in the presence of the deceased’s family by a pathologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital revealed the cause of death to be asphyxia, severe pulmonary edema, and drowning.
However, uncle of the deceased, Alexander Abbey in an interview with Accra based JoyNews said Lois Abena Koranteng was a good swimmer.
“If you consider the circumstances, she is an excellent swimmer. Moreover she is not the type to expose herself, yet the picture sent to me showed her in a bra and underwear”, he said.
Additionally, the police noted that, “following dissatisfaction expressed by the deceased’s family in sections of the media regarding the extent of police engagement with them on the matter, the Inspector-General of Police, on July 10, 2024, reached out to the family via a telephone call and rendered an unqualified apology for the lack of sufficient police engagement”.
The IGP therefore assured them that the investigation into the incident is still ongoing and also informed them of the readiness of the police to visit them at their convenience and update them on the investigation’s progress.
