Student nurse commits suicide in Mampong

A female student of the Asante Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training School in the Ashanti Region has allegedly taken her own life.

The deceased is alleged to have drunk a poisonous substance and was rushed to the Mampong Government Hospital by her colleagues on Wednesday, April 19 but was later referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital where she died on Friday, April 21.

The deceased, a 21-year-old Nursing Assistant student identified as Bertha Frimpong, is believed to have taken her life as she was offered a different programme from her desired General Nursing programme.

It is reported that she left a note before taking her life.