Police in Gicumbi district is holding a woman identified as Uwamariya Christine for allegedly stealing a new born baby from Byumba Hospital. Uwamariya is a resident of Kaniga Sector, Gicumbi District.
The incidence happened on the evening of Saturday. While the mother of the baby was bathing Uwamariya sneaked and whisked away the baby.
Mukantibenda Diane the mother of the stolen baby was quoted by the public broadcaster saying, “Uwamariya had been loitering around the place for some time. She came where I was sitting and asked me to help with the baby so that I could bathe. I gave her the baby and went to bathe. After only 20minutes, I came back and found the baby and the woman missing, it was there that I suspected that my baby had been stolen”.
Mukantibenda and her mother, immediately rushed to the Police and reported the matter, to which to the Police responded with urgent action, launching a hunting operation to recover the baby.
After only one day, Uwamariya Christine was found in possession with the baby and consequently arrested.
Uwamariya admitted to National Radio that she is barren and admitted to stealing the baby, but defended her action, saying she did it out of desperation for a baby.
Uwamariya said that she had lied to her husband that she was pregnant. The Husband was very excited and was anxious to the forthcoming baby.
Uwamariya said that at the elapse of nine months, she went to the hospital and started looking for where she could steal a baby to present to her husband.
Leave a Reply