Toddler Siblings Drown in Abandoned Pit at Assin Yaw Boamah
A heart-wrenching tragedy struck the community of Assin Yaw Boamah near Assin Homaho in the Assin South District of the Central Region on Tuesday afternoon, when two toddlers who are siblings, drowned in an abandoned water-filled pit.
Four-year-old Kwame Cobbinah and two-year-old Kwame Essiam lost their lives after falling into the pit originally dug by a resident, Nana Yaw to win clay to build a mud house.
It was later converted into a toilet after construction was completed.
However, with the onset of the rainy season, the pit had been filled with stagnant water and was left without any safety barricades to protect the residents, particularly children.
The Chief of the village, Nana Yaw Boamah, shared the tragic details with the Ghana News Agency.
He said the grieving pare...