A toddler was tragically burned in Kasoa Kumbe near Opeikuma, Awutu Senya East Municipality, after being abandoned by an unidentified mother behind a school building.
According to reports, a resident discovered a black polythene bag behind the school building and mistook it for trash.
The bag was taken to a refuse dump and subsequently set on fire.
During the burning, it became apparent that there was a baby inside.
Eyewitness Alhassan Abdul Razak told Adom News that they realized it was a baby only after the flames started. Despite quick efforts to intervene, they arrived too late.
Abdul Alhassan Razak suspects that the baby’s mother may not be from the local community.
Meanwhile, Sulley Siisey, Unit Committee Chairman for Kasoa Opeikuma – Krispocity Electoral Area, expressed shock upon seeing the tragic fate of the burnt baby boy.