Father of the late National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) star, James Lutterodt, has made comments indicating that the cause of his son’s death is yet to be determined.
Interacting with Citinews, Philip Dogbeda Lutterodt revealed that his 19-year-old son lost his life after battling with a brief illness on Monday morning at a hospital in Tema.
“He experienced difficulty breathing,” Mr Dogbeda revealed adding that they had “conducted numerous tests to identify the cause of his illness until he passed away.”
According to him, he observed that all was not well with his son when he returned home from school for vacation in April.
The heartbroken father painfully admitted that “It has been an arduous journey.”
After news surrounding James Lutterodt’s death surfaced online following a post by one Twitter user @Friggo on Monday, July 3, 2023, speculations surrounding food poisoning and poisoning surfaced.
But statements from the bereaved family go to quash such claims as the cause of Lutterodt’s death is yet to be confirmed.
Up until his demise, James who schooled at Keta Senior High School studied Computer Science at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The 19-year-old was set to travel outside the country to further his studies at Howard University until his demise. His dream was to become a web designer and web developer.
Meanwhile, Lutterodt’s passing has plunged many into grief.
A video of James Lutterodt with his roommates…the guy was very friendly
— Gideonblack 🎯🕺 (@mrArmoh) July 3, 2023
May his soul rest in peace 💔🕊️ pic.twitter.com/G2mLKJz0D3
The National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team has paid tribute to its late contestant.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of James Lutterodt. As a history-making #NSMQ2021 Keta SHTS team member, he made his school and region proud as the first school from the Volta Region at the NSMQ Final.
— National Science & Maths Quiz (@NSMQGhana) July 3, 2023
Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/vCPpJ2rONz
In a Facebook post, the NSMQ team stated that James Lutterodt, together with Bright Senyo Gadzo, Francisca Lamini made Keta SHS and the Volta Region proud for ensuring that they become the first school in the Volta Region to reach the final stage of the competition.
