MBALA WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BURYING NEWBORN BABY IN BUSH.

MBALA WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BURYING NEWBORN BABY IN BUSH.

A 27-year-old woman of Mbala district has been arrested for allegedly giving birth and burying her newborn baby in a nearby bush in Kachenyente village in chief Nsokolo’s area.

Police identified the suspect as Gillian Nampanzye and indicated that the infant, a baby boy, was allegedly buried about 150 meters from the woman’s house. The incident is believed to have occurred between Sunday and Tuesday.

The matter came to light after her husband became suspicious and took her to a clinic, where medical staff discovered that she had recently given birth. It is reported that the woman later confessed to the act, which led police officers and a medical officer to the scene where the baby’s body was exhumed.

Investigations into the matter are still ongoing.