{"id":54825,"date":"2014-10-10T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=54825"},"modified":"2014-10-10T10:42:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T10:42:26","slug":"3-year-old-boy-dies-mysteriously-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=54825","title":{"rendered":"3-year-old boy dies mysteriously in school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The death of a 3-year-old boy in school is causing fear and panic among residents of Old Fadama in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Kojo Gmakwadon, a nursery one pupil of Showers of Blessing nursery school, was reportedly found dead by his classmates around 2pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mother of the deceased, Cynthia Gmakwadon told <strong>Citifmonline.com<\/strong>\u00a0that she had no idea what caused her son\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55170\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8997.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55170\" alt=\"The building that houses the children\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8997.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8997.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8997-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building that houses the children<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She told <strong>citifmonine.com<\/strong> that \u201cI bathed him in the morning and gave him food to eat. I then sent him to school. When I went to take the child later from school, I was asked by the proprietress to follow her to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55167\" alt=\"IMG_8967\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8967.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8967.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8967-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Cynthia, she got apprehensive when her son Kojo, did not return after 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Gmakwandon further disclosed that,\u00a0 she immediately closed her shop and rushed to her son\u2019s school only for her to be told by the headmistress that young Kojo had been \u00a0sent to the Princess Marie Louise Children\u2019s hospital mogue in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55168\" alt=\"IMG_8977\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8977.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8977.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8977-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cAt the hospital, I was not permitted to see the body of my dead son. I was given a note to go to the police station.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The child was injured at the school, but the school authorities said they never caused any harm to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55162\" alt=\"IMG_8959\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8959.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8959.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8959-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intervention of the Member of Parliament for Wulensi, George Wamba however compelled the officials of the hospital to allow her to see the body of her dead son.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8965.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55166\" alt=\"IMG_8965\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8965.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8965.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8965-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On seeing the remains, Cynthia observed some deep scars on the hands with blood oozing from the nose of the dead child.<\/p>\n<p>She said &#8220;After the observation I sensed foul play and lodged a report at the Old fadama police station.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55169\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8982.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55169\" alt=\"Exposed electrical wires in the classroom\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8982.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8982.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8982-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed electrical wires in the classroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe child was injured at the school but the school authorities are saying he was not injured. But my checks revealed that there were cuts on the mouth. The head mistress is the one I entrusted the care of my child into so if the child is dead she must be held responsible\u201d \u2013 she fumed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8963.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55164\" alt=\"IMG_8963\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8963.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8963.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8963-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Checks by<strong> Citifmonline<\/strong> at the school indicate that the facility is not registered with the Ghana Education Service and lacks several basic amenities such as toilets, desks and the necessary teaching and learning materials.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">A teacher at the school Faustina Nkladon dismissed the suggestions that they had a hand in the the death of the 3 year old boy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55163\" alt=\"IMG_8960\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8960.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8960.jpg 675w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_8960-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was standing here the child looked pale and weak. I could not call the mother; I had to rush him to the hospital first. When I rushed the boy, the doctor asked me to come and call the mother. So I came to call the mother and sister. I don\u2019t know why they want to formulate lies about me,\u201d the frustrated teacher said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death of a 3-year-old boy in school is causing fear and panic among residents of Old Fadama in Accra. Kojo Gmakwadon, a nursery one pupil of Showers of Blessing nursery school, was reportedly found dead by his classmates around 2pm on Tuesday. Mother of the deceased, Cynthia Gmakwadon told Citifmonline.com\u00a0that she had no idea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":55163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[38,16],"class_list":["post-54825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-palaver-newspaper","tag-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}