The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into the death of Ransford Owusu, a 16-year-old junior footballer of Siano Soccer Academy in Accra.
According to a police statement signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the deceased’s mother, Ama Asantewaa, reported to the Amasaman Police that her son, who had fallen ill and died on February 28, 2025, had earlier confided in her that his coach, Ibrahim Anyass, had sexually abused him.
The case was subsequently taken over by the Homicide Unit at the CID Headquarters, where suspect Anyass Ibrahim was invited for questioning. He was interrogated, his statement taken, and was later granted bail while investigations continue.
A review of medical reports submitted by the deceased’s mother from both the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children’s Hospital) in Kumasi indicates that the teenager was treated for liver and kidney-related conditions before his death.
