Mom allegedly kills, buries newborn The Oshikoto police are investigating a case of murder and defeating the course of justice after a 37-year-old mother allegedly buried her two-day-old baby in a mahangu field.The incident happened at Omupanda village in the Omuntele area at the home of Benjamin Shipanga, where the suspect, Evelina Nangula Naanda, and her boyfriend worked as domestic workers.
According to Chief Inspector Edna Nawa, Naanda appeared before the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court yesterday.
She said Naanda gave birth to a baby girl on December 12. The baby's father went to inform his parents about the birth, but upon his return a week later the baby was nowhere to be seen.
When he asked about the baby Naanda said the baby had died and she had buried it. She allegedly did not want to show him where the baby was buried.
That prompted him to open a case with the police early this week.
Before the police arrived at the house on Tuesday, Naanda fled and hid in the veld, where she was arrested later.
She then showed the police where she had buried the baby in a mahangu field.
She allegedly told the police that the baby had died because she did not have enough milk.
A post-mortem will determine the cause of the baby's death.
In another incident in the Oshikoto Region, Elia Imbondi (37) died at Iipanda village in the Onyuulaye area on Wednesday night.
According to the police, Imbondi went to the Okathiya cuca shop at around 13:00 and upon his return home that afternoon he complained of not feeling well.
He collapsed when he tried to walk from his bedroom to the toilet. Imbondi is from Okambogo village in the Onyaanya area and his next of kin has been informed.
A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.