Family announces final funeral rites for UCC student found dead at beach
Innocentia Atsufui Avinu's family announced arrangements for her final farewell, with her laid to rest on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at St. Anthony R.C. Church, Dzodze Hospital. A burial Mass will be held there before her interment at the church's cemetery. The family has indicated that there will be no wake-keeping. The funeral schedule will begin with the collection of her body to St. Anthony R.C. Church, Dzodze Hospital, for laying in state and the burial Mass, followed immediately by the interment. A memorial and thanksgiving Mass will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the same church.
Innocentia Avinu, a 20-year-old Bachelor of Commerce student studying Human Resource Management at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), passed away after going missing in June 2026. She was last seen on June 11, 2026, at Ayensu Plaza Hostel on the UCC campus, wearing a black dress. Her body was discovered on Saturday, June 13, at the shoreline of the university's coastal beach, reportedly lying face down. Investigations were subsequently launched into the circumstances surrounding her death.
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