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Horror: 16-yr-old mother murders her day-old baby

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  • SIMPLE LOGIC 10 years ago

    Please, do not jump into conclusions and condemn her. Most probably the poor lady developed a post natal depression just after giving birth to the unfortunate child. She may need a lot of help before she does harm to herself ...
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  • DER GBAALE 10 years ago

    It certainly was in desperation that she committed this act. Mind you, she is single, she lost her mother two years ago. She already has a 2 year old daughter. How is she going to cope with bringing the children up? In fact I ...
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  • WISE-TALK, UK 10 years ago

    ghana men you see the kind of animals you call female?this heartless things?this animals that you call female?i rest my case here and goodbye.

  • Kwesi 10 years ago

    I feel sad for the baby but even sadder for the 16 year old girl. She has a 2 year old baby which means she was impregnated at age 13 or 14. Who on earth would impregnate a 13 year old girl and then not take care of the baby? ...
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  • ROMANO 10 years ago

    I MARIO FIFI ROMANO DO HEREBY PROMISE ANY GHANAIAN WHO WILL KILL THAT RETARDED YUROBA BASTARD DOG WISE-TALK,GH $2,500.00.NO BULL-SHIT I REALLY MEAN IT

  • AFK 10 years ago

    who is a dog? now you women dogs it a male that did this to her remember where is the father of the baby

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    I know this young lady has committed a terrible crime, she should be treated with all the mercies we have as human beings the little we know about her circumstances.

    A 16 year old already with a two year old child and th ...
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  • Nima Boy 10 years ago

    What the guy is simply saying is that, instead of them giving birth without knowing the father of their kids( as in this case ) or their fathers, uncles end up being the fathers of their kids as a result of rape, defilement, ...
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  • roy,usa 10 years ago

    I wont blame her too much. she is still young and some idiots wont leave her alone. taking advantage of her with the absent of her mother. I expect augusta stand by her and give her necessary support. i will love to adopt her ...
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  • DR X. 10 years ago

    she is a child and depending on what she went through before and during upbringing of first child she might have gone through psychological trauma. I can bet you none of both children have a responsible father who is man eno ...
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  • Agonaba 10 years ago

    "A baby having babies and confused not knowing what to do'.Counselling and rehab will do her good now,not Police .God have mercy on Esi.Where are the "men" who caused this.We are all guilty at this situation.

  • GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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  • badukaakyire 10 years ago

    What will drive a mother to kill a day old baby? she could not afford abortion? was she abused and abandoned by her family? A family member claims that she does not have any mental health issues......wow, by just looking at h ...
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  • Stevo 10 years ago

    A rotten society will surely bleed a thing like this.The girl needs to be counseled.God saves Ghana!

  • AndyA 10 years ago

    (PPD) is a complex mix of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes that happen in a woman after giving birth. According to the DSM IV, a manual used to diagnose mental disorders, PPD is a form of major depression that has ...
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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    All these is due to hardship she was
    going trough,no foster home,churches
    and benevolet societies to help them.
    The fault is the Democratic Gorvenment
    to care for,if no then our Democracy
    has no meaning.

  • THE MASK 10 years ago

    All good and true comments. There is no support struction in place for this type of situation.
    I pray the authorities go easy on her as she is still a child herself.
    Ghana needs so much help in Social Issues.

  • Daniel from kenya 10 years ago

    Bearing in mind how she strungled to upbring the first one,she opted to get rid of the second one.she nids counciling.

  • Kojo Sebastian 10 years ago

    THESE ASANTES ARE CURSED BY NANA'S SLOGAN. HE HIMSELF SHALL SOON BE DEAD OR MAD.

  • nana kwaaapiah 10 years ago

    Leave Ashanti's alone!

  • length... 10 years ago

    yestaday it waz kweku raping a northern mad woman n anada suspected armrobber kofi...a man killed anada kwame...wat r dis foolish asantes perpetratin in dis kantry..indeed they said al die b die n al infanticede is infanticed ...
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  • nana kwaaapiah 10 years ago

    You don't know what u are saying: ! separate NPP from Ashanti; if you cant is your own ......

  • Peterson 10 years ago

    please she really needs counselling and support please don't crucify her she is too young to handle issues like this

  • IDI AMIN DADA 10 years ago

    Peterson you are wise. I agree with you. She must be given counseling and support and not crucified! That poor girl needs help!

  • kb 10 years ago

    Please offer her counseling and family planning really fast. She will be pregnant again pretty soon.

  • eno yaa 10 years ago

    this is such a wicked act. she should have sent the baby to the orphanage if she new she couldn't take care of the baby. sensible mothers do that.

  • Esi 10 years ago

    lolipops

  • Fred, London 10 years ago

    She is mentally unwell. She appears to have post natal depression as someone suggested. She needs to be in a mental hospital not a police cell. Where are the psychiatrists in Ghana? Speak out and educate the Ghanaian populace ...
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  • hajj 10 years ago

    at 16 and already a mother of 2.....why cant we allow girls of such age to get marry...i think it will reduce this such of menace in our society.....God help us all

  • Nima Boy 10 years ago

    Are you guys there ?

    LET'S ALL UNITE AND FIGHT THIS PROBLEM

    LONG LIVE GHANA

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    What the hell are you talking about? This is what happens when you have an MP advocating for 14 year olds to start families. A 14 year old is a child and this 16 year old has her first child at 14.

  • Nima Boy 10 years ago

    ....I thank God you didn't associate this terrible tragedy to her Sunday bible school or her Christian upbringing.
    Wow!! now he is the one advocating this ah? Nice 360 in 42hrs Mr.Sarpong, what about the once that are happe ...
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  • Adjei Ricky 10 years ago

    Failed to listen to advice ends you in shame and disgrace.You have first given birth and instead of using the first one as an advice,you proceeded on going for another one.May God forgive you.

  • diaba k 10 years ago

    At 16, Esi is still a baby how much more having a baby of 2years.

    What happened to the man who had a child with Esi when she was an infant (13years)?

    If the man who made her pregnant at 13 years was left free, then the ...
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  • Rev.I.K.Erzoah (counseling Pysch) 10 years ago

    This case must tell us that our understanding of human predicament is limited as a nation. This is a mental case.