Two sisters who allegedly wrapped a new-born baby in a black polythene bag and put it in a ladies’ handbag are in the hands of the Ashaiman branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU).
The sisters, Katherine Ankrah, a 29-year-old trader and Emilia Ankrah, a 28-year-old food vendor, who is the mother of the day-old baby, had allegedly conspired to abandon the baby somewhere or kill it when they were arrested.
The suspects are residents of New York in the Kpone-Katamanso District and Abeka Lapaz in Accra respectively.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jennifer Bola, Ashaiman DOVVSU Coordinator, who confirmed the incident to DAILY GUIDE, said Emilia, who was travelling from Ashaiman to New York in Kpone near Tema on a commercial vehicle, put the baby in a black polythene bag which was in her handbag.
On the vehicle, passengers became alarmed by the constant cry of a baby but they could not locate it.
According to her, the cry of the baby persisted until they got to a bus stop at New York where Emilia alighted, and the other passengers spotted some movements in her handbag. This aroused suspicion in the passengers.
The DOVVSU Coordinator explained that the passengers arrested the woman and demanded to know what was in the bag, adding that Katherine, who was waiting for Emilia at the bus stop, rushed to the scene a few minutes later and quickly collected the handbag from Emilia.
She stated that without wasting time, Katherine ran with the bag behind a wooden kiosk, a short distance away from the scene where she removed the baby and swiftly threw the polythene bag away.
The two sisters were arrested and sent to the Lebanon Police Station, from where they were transferred to Ashaiman DOVVSU for investigation.
The suspects were said to have admitted to the offence in their caution statement but refused to reveal their intent in packaging the baby in polythene as the police were suspecting something fishy.
ASP Bola explained that the navel and umbilical cord of the baby looked fresh, while the mother was still bleeding, which aroused suspicion that it was a new-born baby.
She noted that the suspect and the baby had been referred to hospital to seek medical attention while investigations into the matter were ongoing to establish the intent behind the actions of the two ladies.
The office of Ashaiman DOVVSU became the center of attraction as most residents thronged the place to catch a glimpse of the suspects, while others demanded that the women be released to them for instant justice.
Source: Vincent Kubi/Daily Guide
When there are some people looking for a baby. I sit and I don’t know their situation but its still vile
oh why ? people are crying for babies
Oh oh oh