Newborn baby found dead on refuse dump at Sehwi Bekwai

A newborn baby girl, believed to be a week or two-weeks-old, has been found dead at a refuse dump at Sehwi Bekwai in the Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

The issue has left the residents in the area in dismay.

However, it was discovered the baby was already deceased when some elderly women unwrapped him from the pile of clothes.

The Assemblyman for Anorku Electoral Area at Sehwi Bekwai, Kwasi Prince Tano, who witnessed the incident, reported the case to the Sehwi Bekwai District Police Command.

The police, with the help of environmental health officers, have buried the baby and commenced investigations into the incident.