The 12-year old deceased was a class five pupil of the Tamale Bishops Roman Catholic Primary School located at Choggu.

[contextly_sidebar id=”6lzcFmyGEXnybAgoH5TBoInBrNZKSKzb”]The sad incident occurred at the deceased’s Wurishe residence near the Tamale Technical University.

Her remains have been deposited at the Tamale Teaching Hospital morgue, while police investigations are underway. Her traumatized family relations have remained tight-lipped on the incident.

Some students of Al-Wahada Islamic Primary School have called for rapid justice. They bemoaned her death, which according to them has caused fear and panic among female pupils in the area.

They thus admonished the police to fast-track their investigations and bring the perpetrators to book.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show earlier, the outgoing Police Public Relations Officer of the Norther Regional Police Command, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, said police are working with some evidence from the crime scene as investigations proceed, but no names have come up yet for arrests.

He noted that, police collected some blood and a substance, suspected to be semen, from the crime scene.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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According to a series of tweets posted by Turkish journalist Sıtkı Özcan on Tuesday, the family’s passports were seized at the border because of alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

“There was a kid. 12 years old. Had brain cancer. Doctor said he had 30 days left. The family had not lost hope and found a chance for treatment in Cuba,” tweeted Özcan on Tuesday, adding:

“As a last-ditch effort, the family went to the airport to take their son to Cuba. But their passports, including that of the child, were seized. They were not allowed to leave Turkey for the treatment,” Özcan tweeted.

According to the journalist, even though the parents “begged” border security to allow their child to leave, the plea was denied.

“The family begged: ‘Please, let our son go and receive treatment.’ Yet, it didn’t happen. They did not let the child leave,” Özcan said in another tweet.

“Because the child was not allowed to leave, the cancer advanced. First, part of his face became paralyzed, and then he experienced loss of his vision,” Özcan added.

Özcan ended his tweets by “congratulating the Turkish authorities” for causing the death of a 12-year-old child by not letting him receive cancer treatment abroad.

“And the child you [Turkish officials] prevented from leaving the county passed away today. Furkan is no longer with us. Be proud!” (Turkey Purge)

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By: turkishminute.com

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