Monde Konedu Agyemang, a 15-year-old student of Ada Senior High Technical School (ASTECH), has died after reportedly collapsing.
According to reports, the Ada SHS student died during a sporting activity organised as part of the school’s Girls’ Education Week celebration.
Reports detailed that the tragic incident occurred on Thursday, October 15, 2026, which coincided with her 15th birthday.
The late Monde Konedu Agyemang was rushed to the Sege Polyclinic but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Dr Stephen Arthur, the Ada West District Director of Education, has disclosed that the cause of death had not yet been established.
He, however, revealed that arrangements were underway for an autopsy to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
According to the Ada West District Director of Education, Monde Konedu Agyemang enrolled at the school about three weeks before her death and had no known medical condition declared on her admission form.
Monde’s body has since been transferred to the General Hospital as police investigations continue to establish the cause of death.
In other SHS-related news, the case involving the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Zakaria Abdulai, popularly known as Paapaa, has taken a new turn after the case docket was forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Office for study and advice.
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ashanti South Regional Police Command in Bekwai has forwarded the case docket to the Attorney-General’s Office for study and advice.
The police disclosed that a 20-year-old Form Two student of the school, accompanied by her father, lodged a complaint at the Obuasi DOVVSU on August 4, 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, October 16, the police said the student alleged that the headmaster forcibly had sexual intercourse with her at his official residence on the school’s campus.
According to the Police, the girl had gone to an area near the headmaster’s official residence where students dry their clothes to retrieve her dresses when he allegedly lured her into the residence to run an errand for him.
The Police disclosed that upon entering the residence, the suspect allegedly began caressing and fondling her against her will while she was seated on a sofa.
Also, the student alleged that when she resisted his advances, he dragged her into his bedroom and forcibly had sexual intercourse with her, adding that the headmaster subsequently gave her GH¢100 to keep the incident secret.
According to the police, investigations were immediately initiated following the complaint.
The DOVVSU disclosed that the necessary investigative procedures, including a medical examination, reconstruction of the scene, photography and the collection of witness statements, had been completed.
“The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ashanti South Region, Bekwai, has forwarded the case docket on the investigation into the alleged rape case by the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr Zakaria Abdulai, alias Paapaa, to the Attorney-General’s office for study and advice,” the statement said.
The development follows Manasseh Azure’s investigation into allegations that 14 female students of Obuasi Senior High Technical School were sexually abused by the school’s headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai.
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