{"id":132224,"date":"2023-12-18T09:09:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/ridge-hospital-reacts-to-reports-of-baby-thief-caught-on-their-premises\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T09:09:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:09:33","slug":"ridge-hospital-reacts-to-reports-of-baby-thief-caught-on-their-premises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/ridge-hospital-reacts-to-reports-of-baby-thief-caught-on-their-premises\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridge Hospital reacts to reports of ‘baby thief’ caught on their premises"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has clarified reports on the arrest of a young man purported to have stolen a baby.<\/p>\n

Earlier reports on Sunday, December 17 was that, the man believed to be in his early twenties was nabbed red-handed while stealing a baby from one of the wards.<\/p>\n

However, the hospital\u2019s management has refuted the report, clarifying that he stole a phone at the HDU on-call room.<\/p>\n

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The statement further stated that the thief, who posed as a cleaner to gain access to the room, took the phone which was left on charge.<\/p>\n

He was discovered by the phone\u2019s owner, a nurse, who caught him while attempting to switch it off.<\/p>\n

The nurse raised an alarm at the nurses\u2019 station, and with the assistance of hospital security, the thief was apprehended.<\/p>\n

The thief confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n

The hospital management commends the vigilance of the nurses and the swift response of the security team. <\/p>\n

This incident, they said, should serve as a stern warning to potential thieves.<\/p>\n

Management emphasizes that the hospital is continuously monitored by 24-hour CCTV surveillance, and have implemented increased security measures. <\/p>\n

Anyone caught engaging in unlawful activities will be subject to the full rigors of the law.<\/p>\n

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