Mother slaughters her one and half year old baby at GARA DURI..

Ms Ayishetu Fuseini a 20yr old mother who resides in Garu-Duri in the Upper East Region on Friday alledgedly killed her one and half year old baby.
According to sources she did this because of stigmatization by family members. In her statement to the police Ms Fuseini said she got pregnant with a man in Kumasi but after the man refused to accept responsibilty as the father she came back home to give birth, after she had delivered family members started harrasing her to identify the father of the child. Ms fuseini could not do so. They insulted and pointed fingers at her until she couldnt take it anymore.

"I became frustrated and did not know how I could support myself and the child as I am unemployed, so I decided to end the life of the baby since the community and family members were not prepared to stay with a child without a father," she said.


Mr Dasmani Abduliah a resident in the area told Ghana News Agency in Garu that Ms Fuseini stayed with her parents in Duri and on August 28 when members of the family had left for work , she took the baby to one of the rooms in the house and cut her throat with a knife, killing her.

He said the incident shocked the entire community as it was the first of its kind in the area, more so, as Ms Fuseini was not known to have a mental problem.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Christian Dogbatse , in charge of the Garu-Tempane District, confirmed the incident and said the suspect had been kept in police custody pending investigation.

He cautioned the people to desist from taking such drastic measures in times of difficulties since they could always seek counsel from religious leaders and elders in their communities.