Maria Chepterit, a fuel station attendant in Kenya has admitted in a Kapenguria court that she dumped her newborn baby in a pit latrine to die.
The newborn child was pulled out alive from
the pit latrine on Wednesday in Murkwijit village located at the Kapenguria constituency in West Pokot County.
Neighbours were said to have rescued the boy
after they heard his cries at night and rushed
him to the Kapenguria County Hospital.
According to Nairobi News, Chepterit is said
to have given birth unassisted at around 2am
on Wednesday and dumped the baby in the pit
latrine afterward.
She was later arrested and charged with
concealing a birth contrary to Section 227 of
the Penal Code.
The mother of four pleaded guilty before
Resident Magistrate Phoebe Kulecho and
asked for leniency when she appeared before
the Magistrate Court on Thursday.
According to her, she committed the act after
quarreling with her husband, who had claimed
that he was not responsible for the pregnancy.
The court ruled that she will remain in custody awaiting sentencing.
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