An unidentified body of a child suspected to have been a victim of ritual murder has been recovered by the Pokuase District Police in a stream close to Mayera which is near Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region.
Some residents found the body of the child floating in the stream and called the police.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, when contacted, said in their response to calls from residents, the police went to the stream and found the body which was in a decomposed state.
According to Effia Tenge, although the sex of the body could not be ascertained, it is believed to be that of a child of about seven or eight years.
 She said the police could not tell if the body floated from elsewhere to the point where it was found, she added.
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Nonetheless, she said, the police found some strange concoctions, a Schnapps bottle and an earthenware pot on the banks of the stream, heightening suspicion that the deceased might have been a victim of ritual murder.
Residents of the area who were crowded at the scene could not identify the body and were also unaware of any missing child in the community in recent times.
With the support of personnel from the Health, Environmental and Sanitation Unit of the Ga North Municipal Assembly,the body was recovered from the stream and sent to the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)Mrs Tenge said the police has started investigation into the incident.