Woman accused of killing her newborn baby

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Police in the Oshikoto Region have arrested a 24-year-old woman from the Okalevona location after she allegedly suffocated her newborn baby last Thursday. Oshikoto Regional Police Commander, Commissioner, Teopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku said the woman, a housekeeper, gave birth to a baby boy while alone in her employer’s house. Afterwards, the suspect used a plastic bag to suffocate the little baby. “The suspect was admitted to Onandjokwe state hospital for treatment, and could only be arrested yesterday following her discharge. She will appear before Ondangwa Magistrate Court today,” said Kalompo-Nashikaku Meanwhile, three members of the Namibian Defence Force, aged…