Guinea teenager jailed for exam cheating dies after sickle cell complications, father tells the BBC
- Djouma Bah - who was a social sciences student - had allegedly been caught using his phone during Guinea's national school-leaving baccalaureate on 15 July, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud.
- Two days later, he was convicted for cheating and sentenced to six months in prison, five of which were suspended.
- He was serving his one month in a prison in the city of Kindia, about 137km (85 miles) north-east of the capital, Conakry, when his health deteriorated.
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- Djouma Bah - who was a social sciences student - had allegedly been caught using his phone during Guinea's national school-leaving baccalaureate on 15 July, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud.
- Two days later, he was convicted for cheating and sentenced to six months in prison, five of which were suspended.
- He was serving his one month in a prison in the city of Kindia, about 137km (85 miles) north-east of the capital, Conakry, when his health deteriorated.
Sources: BBC News