{
  "id": 12361731,
  "title": "Tamale: Deaths of three children in vehicle now being treated as murder – Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tamale-deaths-of-three-children-in-vehicle-now-being-treated-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:57:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/tamale-deaths-of-three-children-in-vehicle-now-being-treated-as-murder-police/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Ghana's Northern Region have opened a murder investigation into the deaths of three children discovered in the trunk of a vehicle at Koblimahagu Zoo. Dauda Abdul Aziz, 3, Saani Alsharaf, 5, and Dauda Fadilan, 7, were found dead on Monday morning after reportedly going missing on Sunday while attending Islamic classes. Initial autopsy results suggest their deaths were not due to natural causes, but a toxicological examination is pending to determine the exact circumstances. The children's bodies were found in a black Hyundai Tucson registration AS 1770-14, which had been stuck in mud with unlocked doors. The vehicle's owner, a Ghana Immigration Service member, has been arrested and brought to Accra to help with the investigation. Police have secured the vehicle for forensic examination and are seeking the assistance of homicide investigators and intelligence officers to uncover the truth behind the tragedy.",
  "summary": "Police in the Northern Region are treating the deaths of three children found in the trunk of a vehicle as a murder case after a preliminary autopsy indicated that they did not die of natural causes. The children—Dauda Abdul Aziz, 3, Saani Alsharaf, 5, and Dauda Fadilan, 7—were found dead in the boot of a […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Tamale: Owner of vehicle with three children found dead in it arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tamale-owner-of-vehicle-with-three-children-found-dead-in-it-arrested",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:51:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Tamale: Three children found dead in vehicle boot; Immigration officer arrested as police probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tamale-three-children-found-dead-in-vehicle-boot-immigration-officer",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Rio Times",
        "title": "Three Children Found Dead in Car Boot in Tamale, Ghana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/three-children-found-dead-in-car-boot-in-tamale-ghana",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:54:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Deaths of three children in Tamale vehicle now being treated as murder – Police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/deaths-of-three-children-in-tamale-vehicle-now-being-treated-as",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:44:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}