A 23-year mother of two, has been arrested by the Nyinahin Police for allegedly dumping her day-old baby in a pit latrine at Nyinahin in the Atwima-Mponua District.

Vida Talia works with a restaurant at Nyinahin and was said to have committed the crime at about 0500 hours on Tuesday.

The shrill cries of the baby-girl attracted the attention of a woman who was visiting the toilet and she raised the alarm.

She was pulled alive by rescuers and rushed to the Nyinahin Government Hospital. The mother is currently on admission at the same facility under police guard where the child is doing well.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Ernest Fosu, confirmed the incident to the GNA and said the suspect would be brought to justice as soon as she is discharged.