A woman, Rite Dede is in the grips of Somanya Police Command for allegedly drowning her five-year-old son, Joseph in an abandoned well at Ogome, a suburb of Somanya in Municipal capital of Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. Awake News reports
According to the report, Joesph was reported missing three days ago with the mother, Rita, actively joined the search party to look for her son.
It was alleged that she later confessed to having drowned her son and this morning led police officers and family members to an abandoned well at Ogome where she allegedly committed the act.
Information as to what might have been the reason for her taking her son’s life is very scanty.
Rita is currently in the custody of the Somanya Police to assist in further investigations.
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