Francisca Etuteh: 4-year-old Girl Dies in Aowin Municipality After Being Beaten by Parents for Bedwetting

Francisca Etuteh: 4-year-old Girl Dies in Aowin Municipality After Being Beaten by Parents for Bedwetting

  • A young girl known as Francisca Etuteh has sadly lost her life after her own parents caned her to death
  • The report sighted by YEN.com.gh shared that her parents, Effa Donaldson, 34 and Salone Oteku, 27 beat and made her sit on hot water until she was unconscious
  • Francisca passed on while receiving treatment at the Aowin Community clinic 27 on Tuesday, January 04, 2022

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A recent publication by myjoyonline.com reported that a 4-year-old Ghanaian child by the name of Francisca Etuteh lost her life after her own parents beat her to death.

The report shared that Francisca's parents, Effa Donaldson, 34 and Salone Oteku, 27 on Tuesday, January 04, 2022 caned their child until she became unconscious.

Parents beat child over bed wetting
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The 4-year-old was also made to sit on hot water and broke her arm in the process, myjoyonline reported.

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Police shared that the unfortunate incidence took place in Yakase in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region.

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According to myjoyonline.com, the decreased parents quickly rushed her to the Aowin Community Clinic but Francisca died while receiving treatment.

The young child's remains have been deposited at the Enchi Government Hospital for autopsy.

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a lady identified as Tolu Joseph shared her heart-wrenching experience of over 20 years.

The lady said she bed-wetted for over two decades. Speaking with BBC News Pidgin, she said she tried a lot of superstitious acts to ensure that she stops bed-wetting but all to no avail.

Tolu said when she entered secondary school, she thought she would stop bed-wetting but it continued till she gained admission into the university. According to the young lady, her parents and family members tried their best to solve the problem but it persisted despite all their efforts.

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In her words: "I was asked to pray to grinding stone whenever I was going to bed."

She said whenever she was ready to sleep, she would tell the grinding stone to ensure that she didn't bed-wet.

In spite of this, the bed-wetting didn't stop. Tolu, however, had a breakthrough with the help of the internet when she went online to read about her condition.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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