Police
have arrested a woman over the murder of her child; The Point has been reliably
informed.
The
suspect, according to our source, who spoke to The Point on the condition of
anonymity, said the woman was detained at the Bundung Police Station as
investigation into the matter continues.
The
woman, our source went on, was married before. “But I can tell you that at the
time of the incident, the woman had already divorced her husband and decided to
stay with her boyfriend alongside her three to four years old daughter,” our
source informed.
Our
source said that the so-called boyfriend who is currently on the run, used to
mercilessly beat the child.
“On
this particularly time, the man, (boyfriend) beat the child seriously to an
extent that the child was taken to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Centre who
later referred him to Kanifing General Hospital where she was pronounced dead.”
At
the time of going to press, police were still hunting for the suspect who is
believed to be on the run.
Our
source further added that when the lady was arrested she attempted to cover her
boyfriend, saying “she was responsible for the death of her child. However,
after a marathon investigation by the police, it was realised that the
boyfriend was the principal suspect in the case.”
Police,
spokesperson ASP Lamin Njie couldn’t be reached for comments at the time of
going to press.
