A 27-year-old woman in Amudat district has been arrested for an act
of negligence, which caused the death of her two months old baby.
The suspect
has been identified as Maria Nabusoba, a resident of Makoma village in Karita
town council, Amudat district.
According to
Mike Longole, the Karamoja regional police spokesperson, the suspect had spent
the whole of Monday on a drinking spree and on returning home, she went to bed.
However, the
suspect’s husband discovered that Namusoba was sleeping on their two-month-old
baby and on checking the baby was found already dead.
A case file
has been opened and statements recorded from witnesses as the suspect remains
in custody while investigations continue.