Ghanaian man in Denmark reportedly commits suicide after DNA test results
Benjamin Offei, a Ghanaian national who had lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, for several years, was found dead in the garage of his home on Sunday, with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
According to reports from close friends and widely circulated social media posts, he had spent 19 years in a relationship that later became a marriage, during which he raised four children aged between 12 and 18, believing them to be his biological offspring.
He reportedly discovered through a DNA paternity test that none of the children were biologically related to him, a revelation said to have caused profound emotional shock.
Friends and acquaintances described him as deeply distressed, noting that he was inconsolable and had openly wept during phone conversations in the days leading up to his death.
The disclosure, which upended nearly two decades of personal and family investment, reportedly left him in severe psychological turmoil and highlights the devastating impact the revelation had on his personal life.
At this stage, authorities have not publicly released details of an inquest or autopsy, and it is not known whether the results of the DNA test have been independently verified by media outlets beyond initial social media reports.
There is also no official statement yet from Offei’s family or legal representatives in Denmark or Ghana.
