The Mankessim Circuit Court has ordered a pregnancy test to be conducted on 40-year-old Rebecca Ofori, accused of stealing an 11-month-old baby at the Ajumako Market in the Central Region.

Rebecca Ofori, who appeared before the court presided over by Justice Gloria Naa Bortoh Laryea, admitted to the offense of stealing the baby, as captured on CCTV camera.

She admitted to the offence when she first appeared before the court on Monday, July 21, 2025, after being arraigned by the police.

Following her admission of guilt, the court ordered the test to ascertain her status, whether she is pregnant or not, so that a sentence could be passed.

The report is expected to be presented to the court on Tuesday, July 22, when the accused will make her second appearance before the court.

40-year-old woman Rebecca Ofori was captured on a CCTV camera stealing an 11-month-old baby at the Ajumako Market in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam district in the Central Region.

She secretly sent the innocent baby from the Central Region all the way to Tarkwa Benso in the Western Region, under the pretext that she had adopted her from her mother.

However, Rebecca's account turned out to be false when news of her stealing the baby, as captured on CCTV, went viral, prompting suspicions from people within her neighborhood.

She was, therefore, reported to the police in Tarkwa, who arrested her and informed the Ajumako police, who had earlier sent an intel about the missing child.

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