Police in Nyamasheke district has detained a woman for allegedly carrying out an abortion and dumping her baby in a pit latrine.
The suspect has been identified as Marceline Nyarambanjineza. She was arrested Thursday.
According to Police sources, Nyarambanjineza was suspected by her neighbors after they found her lying on a mat outside her house.
After confirming that the suspect had aborted, residents called for Police intervention.
The dead body was retrieved from the pit and taken to Kibogora Hospital for postmortem. The suspect is detained at Kanjongo Police station.
Nyarambanjineza Confessed to the crime but claimed she never intended to terminate the life of her baby.
“I went to the toilet to release myself as usual but did not intend to lose my child,” she narrated.
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