{
  "id": 2011556,
  "title": "Newborn baby found in dustbin at Kasoa Main Station toilet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/newborn-baby-found-in-dustbin-at-kasoa-main-station-toilet-2011556",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:44:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/newborn-baby-found-in-dustbin-at-kasoa-main-station-toilet/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a shocking incident at the Kasoa Main Station public toilet in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, a newborn baby was found abandoned in a dustbin. The baby was discovered by a concerned woman who had gone to the toilet to relieve herself. Eyewitnesses reported that the woman was left in disbelief upon finding the newborn inside the dustbin and promptly alerted others nearby. Promptly, commercial drivers and bystanders responded to the distress call and swiftly retrieved the baby, rushing her to the Kasoa Polyclinic for immediate medical care. The authorities have been notified, and the police are actively investigating the circumstances leading to the baby's abandonment. They are also striving to identify and locate the individual responsible for leaving the newborn at the public toilet. Eyewitnesses have provided accounts of the rescue operation.",
  "summary": "A newborn baby has been found abandoned in a dustbin at the public toilet of the Kasoa Main Station in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Newborn baby found in dustbin at Kasoa Main Station toilet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/newborn-baby-found-in-dustbin-at-kasoa-main-station-toilet",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}