A report by a pathologist on the late Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah, has confirmed that he died of natural causes, Ghanaweb reports in an article.

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Following the death of the Deputy Minister for Finance on Thursday, March 7, 2024, multiple reports attributed his death to poisoning.

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The autopsy, which Ghanaweb says it has intercepted and was conducted at the Police Hospital in Accra, also ruled out the presence of any harmful chemicals, such as poison, in his system.

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"Blood and urine samples tested for alcohol, common drugs, and poisons were negative," Ghanaweb quoted a part of the toxicology section of the report to have said.

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It was earlier reported that the late Ejisu MP suffered from multiple myeloma, which is a type of blood cancer for which he was undergoing treatment.

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Details of the autopsy addressed to the Coroner at the Kaneshie District Magistrate Court and dated Monday, March 11, 2024, determined the cause of his death to be due to "congestive heart failure," "severe anaemia," and "underlying multiple myeloma."

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According to a family source, the report was officially presented to the family on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, and they are studying it while arrangements are being made to obtain the death certificate.

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GhanaWeb reports that the late John Kumah was undergoing treatment at the University Hospital of Erlangen in Germany for his condition, which at one point led to a fracture in his left arm.

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According to the source, the MP was scheduled to begin active treatment in Germany on March 12, 2024, but was discharged against the doctor's advice so he could attend the Independence Day celebrations on March 6, 2024, before returning for treatment.

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Following a deterioration in his condition, the MP was being transported from Kumasi to Accra when he died en route.

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The said report, cited by Ghanaweb, is yet to be made available to the public.

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