{{Police in Rubavu district is holding a suspect arrested in connection with giving birth and burrying the infant alive.}}
The suspect has been identified as Nyiramategeko Mediatrice 21, resident at Micinyiro, Mudende sector. She was arrested on August 1.
According to a neighbour Nyiramategeko gave birth to a baby and burried it near her home before she was arrested hours later.
While on their daily routine visits to expectant mothers in the area, the community health officials had also visited Nyiramategeko only to find that she wasnt pregnant but also showing signs of having given birth.
The community health workers said Nyiramategeko had swollen breasts.
Other Neighbours also told IGIHE that Nyiramategeko had been pregnant for all the past nine months but they were ‘suprised’ to see her not pregnant by the time Police whisked her away.
However, Nduwayo Eric, the Executive Secretary of Mudende Sector told IGIHE that the baby was retrieved from the Grave alive and quickly taken to Hospital for emergency attention.
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