News stories on abuse of the Ghanaian child are reported daily by the media in Ghana. How are these stories framed? What has been/is the effect of the media frames on how child abuse issues are handled by society and policy makers? How has the media helped in shaping perceptions on child abuse, whatever its form. This is the journey I am on.
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Father Burns Daughter’s Buttocks and Genitals and Flees
Posted on April 28, 2013
Burn buttocksThe father of two year old girl has absconded after his attempts to cure her with boiling water left her with severe burns on her buttocks and genital parts.
The father, who is unidentified, is said to have held the little girl over boiling water to cure her of candidyasis.
But she fell into the hot water and sustained severe injuries. The young girl is currently at the 37 Military Hospital where she is receiving treatment. Doctors attending to the girl say she is responding to treatment.
Women’s rights group, WILDAF, which is assisting the mother of the girl to seek treatment, has condemned the father’s action.
Programme Coordinator Bernice Sam says his act constitutes abuse and negligence, for which he must be arrested.
She would however not ask for his imprisonment if found guilty. She suggested counseling for the man who is said to have fathered seven children with his wife.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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