In the city of Thiès, located 70km east of Dakar, N Guèye (24 years old), a student at the Virtual University of Senegal (UVS), was sent to the central prison on suspicion of infanticide.
According to L’Observateur newspaper, which reported the events, it all began with the vigilance of Dr AD, deputy chief medical officer of Thiès. The patient, N Guèye, went to the Dr Mamadou Bathily Health Centre, stating that she had given birth and abandoned her newborn (she initially claimed to have only one infant) at home in the Médina Fall neighborhood. Far from convinced, the doctor discreetly alerted officers at the central police station, to whom he explained the situation.
During her police interview, N Guèye stated that she had hidden her baby in a plastic bag, which she placed under an unused earthenware pot. Accompanied by a midwife, the police went to the scene and discovered, to their dismay, two children: a boy and a girl. The babies had been dead for several hours, according to initial findings.
“The newborns hadn’t shown any signs of life. That’s why I put them in the bag, hidden under the earthenware pot,” N Guèye explained, adding that she had become pregnant by a man named “Diarbel”, who lived in Keur Said, and from whom she had lost contact.
Despite her explanations, the suspect was brought before the prosecutor at the Thiès High Court, while the investigation continues.
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