File photo depicting crime
The Ajumako District Police Command has launched a manhunt for a woman suspected of stealing an 11-month-old baby from the Ajumako market in the Central Region.
In an adomonline.com report on July 15, 2025, the incident was captured on CCTV footage installed at the market.
The video showed the woman, believed to be in her early 50s, walking away with the child after engaging the baby’s caregiver in a conversation.
According to the mother of the baby, Esi Sekyiwaa, she had left the child in the care of her sister-in-law while she sold cassava in the market.
The suspect allegedly approached the caregiver under the pretense of offering assistance but took advantage of a momentary distraction to flee with the baby.
“When I returned and asked for my baby, my sister-in-law told me the woman had taken her. We were shocked,” she lamented.
Family members who reviewed the CCTV footage confirmed that the woman was seen leaving the market with the baby.
They suspect she may have come from the areas of Winneba, Apam, or Mankessim.
The police are appealing to the general public to assist with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect and the rescue of the child.
Anyone with relevant information is urged to report to the nearest police station.
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