From Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
A DISPUTE over money for the up-keep of a child turned tragic when the three-month-old baby fell from the back of its mother and died instantly in a squabble between husband and wife.
The incident happened at the Kwesimintsim in Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis.
Confirming the incident, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Police Service, Ms Olivia Adiku, said the mother of the baby, Margaret Mensah, who lived elsewhere, went to her husband's house to receive money for the child's up-keep only to meet her husband, Daniel Acquainoo, in the company of another woman.
Margaret did not take kindly to the presence of the one she suspected to be her husband’s concubine and this resulted in some verbal exchanges between husband and wife.
The exchanges degenerated into fisticuffs while the child was tied to the mother's back.
The PRO said in the midst of the punches, Margaret's cloth got loose and the baby crashed to the ground.
She said after the feuding parties realised that the baby was unconscious, they jointly rushed him to the Kwesimintsim Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A tearful Margaret then rushed to the Kwesimintsim Police to report the case, leading to the arrest of her husband and another person who the mother claimed was a witness to the incident.
The mother was also detained but was later granted bail, while investigations continue.
Meanwhile, the body of the baby has been deposited at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy.
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