A 28-year-old undertaker and mother of three has been found dead in her boyfriend’s room at Essikado in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, days after reportedly telling her mother she was travelling to Obuasi for a funeral assignment.

The deceased, identified as Maame Ekua, also known as Elizabeth Sackey, was reportedly found dead in the room on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

According to her mother, Ekua Tawiah Badu, her daughter had informed her on Wednesday, November 4, that she would be travelling to Obuasi over the weekend to undertake an assignment involving the preparation of a body.

She subsequently left their home at New Takoradi on Thursday, November 5, leaving her mother with the understanding that she was heading to Obuasi for the assignment.

However, events took an unexpected turn on Saturday when her mother received a telephone call informing her of an emergency involving her daughter at Essikado Hospital.

Concerned by the call, she rushed to the hospital, hoping to find her daughter receiving medical attention. However, she was unable to locate her there.

She was subsequently directed to a house at Essikado, where she was reportedly informed that her daughter had been found dead in a room.

The circumstances surrounding the 28-year-old's death remain unclear based on the information available.

Maame Ekua was a single mother of three and worked professionally as an undertaker, a job that involved preparing deceased persons for burial.

Further details about what happened before her death, the identity of the person or persons who discovered her body, and whether the police have commenced investigations have not been provided.

However, in an interview with Connect FM, the mother reportedly disclosed that her daughter had visited a boyfriend at Essikado rather than travelling to Obuasi as she had indicated.

Recounting the discovery, she said: “She is an undertaker. She told me on Wednesday that she was going to Obuasi this weekend to work on a body.

“So she left on Thursday. I was home this Saturday when I was called that there was an emergency at the Essikadu Hospital involving my daughter, and I went there immediately, even though I knew my daughter was out of town. Unfortunately, I did not find her at the hospital.

“They instead took me to a house in Essikadu, where I was told my daughter was lying dead in a room.”

She further claimed that her daughter had died in the boyfriend’s room and disclosed that the boyfriend had been arrested by the police.

Meanwhile, the circumstances leading to Maame Ekua’s death is yet to be established. The cause of death has also not been confirmed in the available reports.

EA