The 18-year old teen mother is a primary six student at Mvumba Groupe Scolaire. <\/p>\n
The incident took place on Tuesday 6th July 2021 in Urubare village, Sakara cell, Murama sector. <\/p>\n
The Executive Secretary of Murama sector, Charles Mugirwanake has told IGIHE that a resident visiting his coffee garden saw the baby\u2019s body covered with grasses and alerted officials. <\/p>\n
He explained that investigation was immediately launched and identified the mother who was previously pregnant. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe got pregnant while studying at Groupe Scolaire Mvumba. She admitted to have strangled the baby after delivery around 3a.m. and dumped her body in a coffee garden. The teen mother explained that she committed the murder fearing stigma in the society,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Mugirwanake urged residents to report pregnant teens early for advice to avoid similar incidences. <\/p>\n
The teen mother has been handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) post in the area. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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