A newborn baby has been discovered dead on a pile of garbage at Atekyem, a village near Bechem in the Tano South constituency of the Ahafo region.
The body of the baby was discovered on Thursday at about 5:30 p.m.
According to an eyewitness, Prophet Robert Twum of Divine Prayers Ministry, he saw a mentally challenged lady around the dump site on his way home from church, claiming she had a child, and when approaching the lady, he discovered it was a freshly born baby who had been placed in the big bin at the site.
The woman then disappeared from sight.
He stated that he called on a midwife who lives in the same house as himself to evaluate the baby’s condition and determine whether it was alive or dead, but the nurse confirmed the baby’s death upon her arrival.
Prophet Twum also disclosed that per the appearance of the body of the baby, he believed its death was a result of an abortion.
The Man of God has asked people in and around Bechem to assist in identifying the woman who may be responsible for the terrible situation so that the country’s laws can take their course.
The Assembly Member for Atekyem electoral area, Hon. Appiah Joseph, told the media that he received a distress call at about 6:00 p.m. on the incident and reported it to the Bechem police command, which then transported the body to the Bechem Government Hospital mortuary pending investigations.