Namibian Police Arrest Woman After Newborn Found in Pit Latrine

An Angolan woman (25) has been arrested after allegedly throwing the body of her newborn baby boy into an old pit latrine at Iihanguti village in the Omusati region. Omusati regional police commander commissioner Ismael Basson says the incident was reported on Tuesday at about 09h30. "It's alleged that the suspect gave birth to a male baby, wrapped the body in a blanket and threw it into an old pit latrine," Basson says. Basson says the woman's housemates became suspicious after noticing that she was no longer pregnant and alerted the police. "Through investigation and interrogation, the suspect took the police to the pit latrine where the body was removed," he says. The woman and the baby's body were taken to Oshikuku Hospital, where the suspect was admitted under police guard. Basson says the suspect remains in police custody while investigations continue. Read the original article on Namibian . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.