{{In Ghana, Residents of Kweikuma in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis are in a state of shock after a 13-year-old boy, Isaac Ocran, committed suicide with a nylon rope on Tuesday.}}<\/p>\n
The corpse of the deceased was found hanging in an uncompleted building adjacent to the family house at around 1630 hours.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Anobaah Odoi, the Station Officer at Adiembra Police Station, confirmed the tragic incident on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said the corpse had been deposited at the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital pending an autopsy.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector Odoi said police investigations revealed that the deceased was punished by his mother the previous day for misconduct and threatened to kill himself.<\/p>\n
The deceased, who is a pupil of Sekondi Presby Basic School, is said to have had a quiet demeanour and was well-liked by his colleagues.<\/p>\n
The head teacher of the school, Mr. Joseph Antwi Boateng, expressed shock and sadness over the death of his pupil, saying the deceased never exhibited any suicidal mannerism.<\/p>\n
Wednesday morning, the whole school was in a state of mourning as some pupils sang dirges to bid the boy farewell.<\/p>\n
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