Mother and child reunion

A 21-year-old mother, who a week ago allegedly abandoned her baby in a toilet just after delivery, has been happily reunited with the infant.

Mother and child are bonding at the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital, Oshana Police Liaison Officer Constable Jonas Matheus said yesterday. According to Matheus, the young mother from Olukonda Informal Settlement at Ondangwa gave birth to a baby during the early hours of last Thursday.The baby started to cry, and was discovered in a toilet bowl by people living in the same house.The Police were summoned and the young mother was arrested and charged with attempted murder.Both the baby and the mother were escorted to Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital under Police guard.Matheus said, that at the hospital, the nurses and doctors agreed to allow the woman to breast feed the baby.”She is very happy to be with her baby,” said Matheus.He added that she would still have to appear in Court once she is discharged from the hospital.According to Matheus, the young mother from Olukonda Informal Settlement at Ondangwa gave birth to a baby during the early hours of last Thursday.The baby started to cry, and was discovered in a toilet bowl by people living in the same house.The Police were summoned and the young mother was arrested and charged with attempted murder.Both the baby and the mother were escorted to Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital under Police guard.Matheus said, that at the hospital, the nurses and doctors agreed to allow the woman to breast feed the baby.”She is very happy to be with her baby,” said Matheus.He added that she would still have to appear in Court once she is discharged from the hospital.