A baby has been unknowingly set ablaze after it was dumped at Kumbe, a suburb of KasoaOpeikuma Electoral Area, in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.
The incident happened onTuesday evening (July 9) around1800hrs.
Unit Committee Member of Opeikuma Electoral Area, Mr Sule Siisu , told the media that the child wrapped in a polythene bag was dumped in a garbage behind a school building anda resident, who sweeps the place unknowingly set the refuse ablaze and left.
He added that later in the evening, the same lady was passing by the refuse dumpand surprisingly saw the toddler burnt with part of its body out of the polythene bag and raised the alarm.
Community members rushed to the scene and expressed anguish and disbelief.
Somebelieved it was dumped by a nursing mother.
However, they could not identify any suspicious pregnant woman around whomight have committed theheinous crime.
The matter has been reported to the Kasoa Divisional Police Command by the Assembly man of the Area for further investigations.
GNA
