15-year-old mother arrested Over murder of her 6 weeks old son in Kampala.

By Our Reporter

KAMPALA:

The Police in Nansana, has arrested a 15-year-old, teen mother, identified as Nalumansi Shanita, a resident of Nansana East A 1 zone, Nansana Municipality, for the alleged murder of her 6 weeks old son, Bogere Ezra on the 11.11.2022.

According to Fred Enanga, the Uganda Police spokesperson, facts gathered indicate that the victim turned suspect, dropped out in P.7 after she was defiled and impregnated.

Enanga adds, after giving birth, her son Bogere Ezra, was rejected by the alleged father, who claimed he wanted DNA proof. The teen mother who was practicing hairdressing from a local salon, faked the disappearance of her son claiming she had left her on the veranda at around 1.30pm.

The local members of the community conducted a search in vain and reported the matter to police. It was at around 7:30pm that a group of concerned residents, reported seeing the victim’s clothes in a latrine. The scene was secured and the body of the victim retrieved on the 12.11.2022.

Enanga says, upon further interrogation, the teen mother admitted to have dumped her baby in the latrine, after he was rejected and she had failed to provide for him. It is a heart-breaking story of a poor child who was victimized by a poor biological teen mother.

“We want to caution such teen mothers that child murder is a punishable offence. All teen mothers experiencing challenges are advised to seek help from a number of shelter and babies’ homes. The teen suspect will be tried under the Juvenile Criminal System.” Enanga Said.

Enanga also added that police are also tracing for the alleged defiler and father to the Child victim adding, that a separate casefile of Aggravated Defilement, has been opened.