A 25-year old woman identified as Joy Tunde was on Tuesday
nabbed after she confessed to have dumped her three days old baby to an
uncompleted building.
She reportedly threw the baby over a fence into the
uncompleted residential building at Obazuaye Street, off Osakpamwan Street,
Evbareke Quarters, Egor local government area of Edo State.
The act was said to have been committed at about 2am on
Saturday, but residents in the area discovered the baby three days later.
Sources said thorough Investigations by the residents led to
the discovery of the baby’s mother.
Residents were prevented from beating up the mother after
she confessed to the crime.
According to eyewitnesses, the mother of the baby confessed
to the act when they threatened to deploy spiritual means to investigate the
incident.
Joy said she threw the baby away because she had a previous
“unwanted” baby for another man and that the man that impregnated her refused
to accept responsibility for the baby.
Men of the Textile Mill road Police Division arrested Joy
and her mother but the baby was taken to the Neonatal clinic of the Benin
Central Hospital.
Bruises were discovered on the head and side of the baby.
The hospital Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Sandra Omoregbe,
said the baby is responding to treatment.
