A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for dumping her two-week-old baby in a public toilet at Gomoa Potsin in the Central Region.
The mother, Maria Bakusu, committed the act on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
However, the timely intervention from a resident, Joseph Mensah, who was visiting the facility, saved the baby.
Mr Mensah said he heard a baby’s cry when he entered the facility.
From the direction of the cry, he figured out the baby was inside the toilet and rushed to call for help.
The baby was rescued and sent to the Potsin Polyclinic for medical attention.
Meanwhile, the Gomoa Dominase District Police Command, led by DSP David Osei Fofie, arrested Maria on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, after a tip-off from some residents.
Maria, who works at a chop bar, was reported to the police after the residents realised she was without her baby.
Upon interrogation, she claimed she woke up to find the baby dead and had gone to bury him.
The police officers, who were not convinced by the explanation, asked her to lead them to the graveside.
She later confessed she dumped the baby in the toilet.
Maria blamed her action on the prevailing economic crisis.
The case has been transferred to the Kasoa Divisional DOVVSU for further action.