Young mother accused of trying to hang her baby

Young mother accused of trying to hang her baby

A 19-year-old woman appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Monday accused of trying to kill her five-month-old baby through hanging on three occasions.

The Police reported yesterday that Ndamonongheda Shafodino was arrested at Eemboo village last Friday after her baby was rescued by family members after an alleged third murder attempt. The baby, Ndeshihafela Shafodino, was admitted to the Engela State Hospital.* The family of a 22-year-old woman who died during childbirth have filed murder charges against a medical doctor at Swakopmund.Cecilia Haakuria was apparently in labour on June 2, when the doctor decided to perform a caesarean section on her at the Swakopmund State Hospital.She died during the surgery.The baby survived.The baby, Ndeshihafela Shafodino, was admitted to the Engela State Hospital.* The family of a 22-year-old woman who died during childbirth have filed murder charges against a medical doctor at Swakopmund.Cecilia Haakuria was apparently in labour on June 2, when the doctor decided to perform a caesarean section on her at the Swakopmund State Hospital.She died during the surgery.The baby survived.

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