{
  "id": 10767373,
  "title": "Mortuary breakdown leaves two bodies in limbo at St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mortuary-breakdown-leaves-two-bodies-in-limbo-at-st-annes-hospital-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:38:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/mortuary-breakdown-leaves-two-bodies-in-limbo-at-st-annes-hospital-in-damongo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two former teachers, Abu Seidu and Achempong Amafom Makline, are currently stranded in a mortuary at St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital in Damongo after the facility's mortuary engines malfunctioned two days ago, according to sources. Seidu, who worked at Gindabour D/A Primary School, and Makline, a former educator from Daboya in the Bono Region, are the unidentified individuals. Seidu's body was delivered by police posthumously, following the lynching of Constable Kofi Redeemer Owusu in Gindabour. Makline's remains were transferred by Ghana Education Service officials from Daboya. The deceased Makline had reportedly complained of poor health before dying at the Daboya Health Centre. His family in Berekum was informed by the GES. Seidu's relatives have not yet claimed his body, complicating preservation efforts due to the equipment failure. The hospital accountant was unavailable for comment when a news team visited the hospital on September 28, 2026. The faulty engines, installed in 2013, have not undergone a major overhaul in 13 years. This is the third such breakdown this year, prompting concerns about the facility's maintenance. Hospital authorities have not yet disclosed when the engines will be repaired.",
  "summary": "Two bodies, both of former teachers, are stuck in limbo at St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital after the two engines powering the facility’s mortuary broke down two days ago, hospital sources and police have said. The bodies were identified as Abu Seidu, a former teacher at Gindabour D/A Primary School from Gindabour, and Achempong Amafom Makline, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Two bodies stuck at St. Anne’s mortuary after refrigeration engines break down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/two-bodies-stuck-at-st-annes-mortuary-after-refrigeration-engines",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:57:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}