Residents
of Litein, Bureti Sub County are mourning the death of a three-week-old infant
after her mother laid on her while drunk.
According to Bureti Deputy OCPD Jackson Lolomodoni, said that 21 old
Mercy Chepkirui returned home at 2am while drunk and slept in the same bed with
the infant only to wake up in the morning to discover her child was dead.
Neighbours told KNA that the mother of two, who was always drank had in the past, nearly killed her other child the same way but she was rescued in time."The body of the child had visible signs of bleeding from her nose and mouth, and the body had turned pale due to lack of air,” added Lolmodoni.
The body of the child was moved to Kapkatet Hospital mortuary on Thursday morning. Lolmodoni said they have launched investigations with a view to arresting the suspect and charge her for killing her child.
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