A 33-year-old woman, Maame Ekua, also known as Elizabeth Sackey, has been found dead in her boyfriend’s room at Essikadu in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region.
The deceased, a single mother of three, reportedly left her home on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after informing her mother, Ekua Tawiah Badu, that she would be travelling to Obuasi over the weekend.
According to her mother, Maame Ekua had disclosed on Wednesday, November 4, that she was expected to travel for an assignment.
However, on Saturday, November 7, her mother received a telephone call informing her of an emergency involving her daughter at the Essikadu Hospital.
She immediately rushed to the facility but could not find her daughter there.
She was subsequently directed to a house at Essikadu, where she was reportedly informed that Maame Ekua had been found dead in a room.
The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear.
Her boyfriend, who was reportedly away when the incident occurred, has been arrested and is currently in police custody as investigations continue.
Maame Ekua was a single mother of three. Police are expected to establish the circumstances leading to her death and determine what happened before she was found.
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