To the shock of residents, a 21 year old strngled to deathe her own new born baby and as if not worse she proceeded to throw it in a pit latrine.
Hailing form Baringo county the lady Nancy Kiptum is said to have committed the act on Friday morning.
As expected wrath flew in the air and the police had to be called to the scene to rescue the woman from the angry residents who had threatened to beat her up.
Officer in charge of Kabarnet Police Station Reuben Chemwetich confirmed the incident saying the infant’s body had a mosquito net tightened around its neck.
“We took the mother immediately to a hospital for a medical checkup before holding her at the station for questioning,” Chemwetich said.
The police boss said the suspect later confessed to committing the act, saying she was convinced by her fellow women friends to do it.
“We have so far arrested some of those she mentioned although some fled the scene. Investigations are ongoing to arrest all the individuals behind the brutal act,” Chemwetich said.
He said the woman and those arrested shall be arraigned in court once police investigations are complete.