Ghanaian PhD student shot dead in US
Akpene Tetteh, a 37-year-old Ghanaian doctoral student, was shot dead in early February in the United States of America (USA). She was a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Reports indicate that she was fatally shot in broad daylight.
Police arrested a teenager at the scene and booked him into the Savannah Youth Detention Center. The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public Health described Tetteh as an exceptional student and a valued member of their community. She was pursuing her PhD in the Department of Health Policy and was on track to complete her degree this summer in just three years - an achievement the university called unprecedented. At the time of her passing, she was working on her dissertation, which focused on improving health outcomes for adults with diabetes in the United States.
The case has now been transferred to Superior Court, where investigations into the circumstances surrounding her death continue. Officials confirmed that the juvenile is being charged as an adult.
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Akpene Tetteh, a Ghanaian PhD student at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA, was involved in a tragic incident. The promising student was dedicated to improving health outcomes - but what cut her journey short?
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