5-month old aborted fetus dumped in gutter at Ayigya
Residents of Ayigya Ahenbronum had to deal with the horrific sight of a five-month-old fetus dumped in a gutter in the area, Saturday evening.
Baffled residents in the area reported the case to the KNUST Police station after discovering the fetus in the gutter.
Isaac Acquah, a unit committee member of Ayigya told NEWSMEN that investigations have begun to find out the culprit of the inhumane act.
“About 8:30pm we discovered that a fetus had been dumped into a gutter. So I quickly informed my assemblyman who hurriedly informed the police. We have also intensified investigations in this area as we hunt for the one who committed this act”, Mr Acquah, who is also a council member at the Oforikrom Sub-metro narrated to NEWSMEN.
The focus has since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) in Kumasi.
Meanwhile, statistics from the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate reveal that some 2,086 adolescent abortions were recorded in 2016 out of a total 18,461 adolescent pregnancies in the Region.
According to the directorate, 5.8 % of adolescents who got pregnant and had a termination were between ages 10 and 14 while 94.1 per cent were in the 15-19 age group.
Source: Jonathan Ofori
