A two-month-old baby has been found dead in a 13-foot well at Numeriso, a suburb of Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region.

The baby boy, who was found in the well with his two hands up, had black thread tied around his neck.

He was also wearing a diaper and had beads on both legs and arms.

The residents in the area got to know about the incident after some people had gone there to fetch water and found the baby floating in the well.

According to residents, this is the second time such an incident has happened in the area and they believe the perpetrators live around.

They also alleged that the culprits must be calculating the movement of people before executing their cruel acts.

A unit committee secretary who gave his name as Wofa Atta hinted that they would organize a search party for the perpetrators by going from house to house.

Meanwhile, a team of police officers in Assin Fosu led by Chief Inspector Rose upon hearing the sad incident rushed to the scene and called the fire service crew to intervene.

They successfully retrieved the baby and quickly handed him over to the ambulance service for first aid treatment and onward transportation to the hospital.

But unfortunately, the baby was pronounced dead on arrival.

According to the police, although the baby’s parents were not immediately known, investigation led to the arrest of the father, a 39-year-old man who gave the mother's name as Janet Saawah, 23 years old.

The father, however, could not tell the police what influenced the mother’s decision since he provides for both mother and child.

Currently, the mother is at large, and efforts are far advanced to get her arrested.