Enchi District Police have arrested a couple for allegedly beating their four-year-old daughter to death because she was bedwetting.
According to the police, Francisca Etuteh, who was forced to sit in hot water, broke her arm as a result of the beating.
The suspects, Effah Donaldson, 34, and Salome Oteku, 27, are said to have caned the deceased till she fell unconscious on Tuesday at Yakase in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region.
JoyNews/AdomNews · Parent beat 4-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting
Speaking to Joy News’ Augustine Boah, the Enchi Police Divisional Commander, ACP Henry Bacho, said the couple consequently rushed their daughter to the Aowin Community clinic.
However, Francisca died while receiving treatment.
After the report was lodged, ACP Bacho noted that a team was deployed to pick up the suspects for interrogation.
Meanwhile, the body has been deposited at the Enchi Government Hospital for autopsy.
More soon…
source: myjoyonline.com
