The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has apprehended a 21-year-old father, identified only as Bright, in connection with the death of his three-week-old baby.
The incident, suspected to be linked to money rituals, took place in Fetteh Kakraba, Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
The unfortunate event unfolded on a Monday night when Bright visited the baby and the child’s mother.
During this time, the baby was asleep, and the mother had stepped out to make a purchase.
According to an account provided by Bright’s friend to Adom News, he unknowingly became involved when Bright asked him to bring the baby from the room. Little did he know about Bright’s ulterior motives.
The friend recalled, “I met Bright on the school park with the baby, and a few minutes later, the mother called that he was missing.”
Following the news of the baby’s disappearance, a search party was immediately organized.
The friend was later apprehended after suspicions arose that he might be involved in taking the baby out of the room.
Although the accomplice led the search party to the school park, they arrived too late; Bright had already killed the baby. Both Bright and his friend are now in custody, cooperating with ongoing investigations.