Mass burial for body of Queenmother kept in hospital for five years

The body of the late Queenmother of Tuobodom in Techiman District, Nana Yaa Nkwanta, said to have been kept at the Sunyani Regional Hospital for five years and several unidentified bodies, are to be given mass burial as from May 15, this year.

The queenmother's corpse has so far attracted a total of 30 million cedis in mortuary fees, an official at the Sunyani Hospital said on Tuesday.

Mr Alex Amanu, the Hospital Administrator, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that management of the hospital had taken the decision to decongest the mortuary.

He said some of the bodies were accident victims, two died at the ward while military brought one body.

The Administrator said relatives of the late Queenmother came to claim the body but when they were told the accrued bill, they left and did not come back and that was why her body had been included for the mass burial.

Mr Lawrence Kumah Kporvie, Environmental Health Officer at the hospital said the unidentified bodies had been at the mortuary since 1998 and appealed to the general public and families of the deceased to come and identify their corpses for burial.