Man Found Dead In Gutter few Minutes after leaving Home

The Odumase Krobo Police Command has retrieved the body and deposited it at the morgue pending autopsy and investigation.

Man Found Dead In Gutter few Minutes after leaving Home
Man Found Dead In Gutter

An unidentified man has been found dead in a gutter at Madaam a suburb of Odumase Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region of Ghana,  few minutes after leaving home on Sunday morning September 5, 2021.

The body of the deceased was found drowned in stagnant water full of dumped plastic waste.

The cause of death is however unknown according to police personnel whilst investigation are ongoing.

The Odumase Krobo Police Command has retrieved the body and deposited it at the morgue pending autopsy and investigation.

According to the family of the deceased, he left home Sunday morning with his Television set and Radio switched on only to be found dead a few minutes after.

“Man, who died at Madaam drain left home with his radio and television on this morning, says a family member.

"The people of Madaam, in Odumase Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal woke up this morning in a state of mix feeling as a man, believed to be in his late 50s was found dead in a gutter. Though residents in Madaam claimed no knowledge of his identity, the late Kwame’s family followed up from Nuaso Ngmertey upon hearing the news.”

Several dead bodies have been found on the streets this year in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality and fear has really gripped residents over a number of dead bodies dumped gutters.

William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Region