Mom Dumps Her New Born Baby In A Pit Latrine In Kenya

Maria Chepterit, a fuel station attendant in
Kenya has admitted in a Kapenguria court
that she dumped her newborn baby in a pit
latrine to die.




The newborn child was pulled out alive
from the pit latrine on Wednesday in
Murkwijit village located at the Kapenguria
constituency in West Pokot County.




Neighbours were said to have rescued the
boy after they heard his cries at night and
rushed him to the Kapenguria County
Hospital.




According to Nairobi News, Chepterit is said
to have given birth unassisted at around
2am on Wednesday and dumped the baby
in the pit latrine afterward.




She was later arrested and charged with
concealing a birth contrary to Section 227
of the Penal Code.




The mother of four pleaded guilty before
Resident Magistrate Phoebe Kulecho and
asked for leniency when she appeared
before the Magistrate Court on Thursday
According to her, she committed the act
after quarreling with her husband, who
had claimed that he was not responsible
for the pregnancy.



The court ruled that she will remain in
custody awaiting sentencing.