A man and woman believed to be lovers were found dead in a single room at Gbegbeyise near Dansoman in Accra on Wednesday.
It is suspected the couple were asphyxiated by the fumes from a generating set in their single room.
The Graphic reports that Frank Arhin, a 32-year-old second-hand footwear dealer at Kantamanto in Accra, was found naked sitting with his head on his bed, while the woman, identified as Sandra Boateng, 30, was also lying prostrate on the bed without her clothes.
The generating set was on a chair next to the bed in the single room.
A brother of Arhin, Mr. Bismark Kwaku Asiedu, who lives in the same house, said he [Arhin] had bought a new generating set last Tuesday.
Reports indicate that Arhin and Sandra sat on the compound of the house chatting until about 12 midnight when they decided to go to bed.
Arhin reportedly told his brother he will need to power his standing fan because the room was too warm ,” and that he would switch off the generating set after a while.”
Mr. Asiedu said his brother told him that he will not use the generating set overnight, adding “but I am sure he slept off and forget to witch it off.”
The two bodies have since been deposited at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile the Dansoman Divisional Police Commander , Chief Superintendent of Police, Antwi Tabi said the Police have ruled out any foul play for the time being.”
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Source: Graphic Online