Members of the Bretuo family of Akyem Apaaso near Oda in the Eastern Region were given a different body by the Oda Government Hospital when they went to the morgue to get their relative for burial.
The family had to return the body to the hospital after realising what they sent home was not the corpse of 62-year-old Margaret Yaa Kyeraa, whose body they had deposited at the morgue last month for burial on May 16, 2026.
The hospital was also unable to find the body of their departed relative.
A family member who spoke with The Mirror on anonymity indicated that a team of undertakers prepared the ground two weeks ago on a Friday evening, waiting for the arrival of the body for viewing before the burial.
According to him, when the delegation brought the corpse from the mortuary, some family members who critically inspected the body realised it was not Yaa Kyeraa, explaining that Yaa Kyeraa had a very low haircut, but the one brought for burial had braided hair.
However, on May 20, some relatives of the late Kyeraa informed Graphic Online that the missing body had been discovered at the morgue of the Suhum Government Hospital after investigations were conducted to determine whether her body had been mistakenly transferred there by people who had recently moved corpses from the Oda Government Hospital to Suhum.
It was discovered that the late Kyeraa’s body had been taken to the morgue of the Suhum Government Hospital.
Reports indicate family members who had travelled from far and near, including some from outside the country, were highly disappointed by the unfortunate development.
Medical Superintendent of the Oda Government Hospital, Dr Kwabena Awuku, told Graphic Online to hold on with the story until he made some enquiries and efforts to find the body.
He described the development as unfortunate. The efforts included bringing medical experts from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to conduct a DNA test on the children of Kyeraa and the rejected corpse.
On Monday, May 18, 2026, the hospital management, led by Dr Awuku, met members of the bereaved family.
Through negotiations, family members at Suhum hired a hearse to convey the corpse of Kyeraa to the morgue of the Oda Government Hospital and took away that of their relative after inspecting it to ensure it was theirs.
Meanwhile, the bereaved family of Kyeraa have fixed June 13, 2026, for her burial and final funeral rites.
When The Mirror contacted Dr Awuku on the discovery of the corpse of Kyeraa at Suhum, he refused to confirm or deny it and asked the reporter to “go and contact the family members of Kyeraa.”
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