'Poison' Mum Dies

'Poison' mum - Georgina Pipson cuddling one of the five children she allegedly poisoned to death

The woman who allegedly killed her five children through food poisoning died at the Police Hospital in Accra in the early hours of Thursday.

Dr Godfred Asiamah, Medical Director of the hospital, who confirmed this, said the cause of Georgina Pipson's death was yet to be established.

Pipson was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, because of her condition after she was found lying semiconscious in a vehicle near the Accra College of Education at Madina in Accra.

Dr Asiamah said the police were earlier expected to visit the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to investigate the history of the deceased, adding that 'it’s unfortunate she passed away”.

The deceased was said to have not uttered a word to anyone since her admission to the hospital.

Residents of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region woke up on January 4, 2010, to the tragic story of the five children suspected to have been killed through poisoning by their mother, Georgina.

The bodies of the five children — Kwaku Osae Asante, 11, Yaw Ofori Asante, 9, Angel Asante, 6, Kofi Asante, 4, and Esi, 1, the only child she had with a different man — are now at the Police Hospital morgue pending autopsy.

Dr Asiamah said the autopsy on the children was still ongoing and expressed the hope that the results would be ready by next week.

Pipson was found in a skirt and top with a small purse. In the purse was a small diary, in which she had chronicled some statements relating to her life.

Some of the statements read: “I was born in December 1977”, “I am alone in this world, God why, God why”, “I don’t have a mother or father, who am I” and “Georgina with three boys and two girls.”

Others are “My People deserted me”, “God give me hope”, “forgive me and my children, Nana, Kwaku, Angel, Kofi, Esi”, “What a painful world; God have mercy on me and my children”, “Why, Kojo my husband”, and “Kojo, I do love you and will never forget you.” Share Your Thoughts on this article Name Email Location Comments Graphic Ghana may edit your comments and not all comments will be published