The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has been hit by a third death in two weeks following news of the death of one Bertha Kookale Hammond.
Hammond, a final-year English student, died in recent days under unclear circumstances. News of the death was revealed via a statement issued by the Association of Students of English, KNUST, which was released Sunday, March 9, 2025.
The statement began: “It is with great sorrow that I write to you regarding the devastating loss of one of our very own, Bertha Kookale Hammond, a final year student of English who has passed away, leaving behind a gaping void that cannot be filled,”
The Association of Students of English extended their condolences to Bertha’s family and friends, and expressed regret over the psasing such a ‘dedicated and talented’ student.
“We will dearly miss her creativity and presence,” the statement added.
The death adds to recent tragic news out of KNUST, where another female student, Akosua Owusuaa, was reported dead around the same time.
Owusuaa reportedly felt unwell in school last week and went home to recuperate. She was then shockingly reported to have passed.
A fortnight before, the news of the death of final-year Biological Sciences student Joana Deladem Yabani had shocked the entire nation. Yabani was found dead on the school campus in the early hours of February 27. Authorities later arrested her boyfriend, Daniel Tuffuor, who was reportedly captured on CCTV camera disposing of her body. Tuffuor is currently in police remand, awaiting the resumption of his murder trial.
