By Staff Writer
Residents of Acomia trading centre, Kateta Sub County in Serere district have banished a woman who threw her newborn baby in a pit latrine.
Gloria Icoris, who has been a teacher at Acomia Community Nursery School located in Acomia Trading Centre has been living in the area for a month.
However, residents on Monday banished her after discovering a baby crying inside the pit latrine. The infant, believed to be a day old, was found by the neighbours who heard cries from the pit latrine.
Amos Ocola, the LCIII Chairman of Kateta says that after rescuing the baby, the community wanted to lynch the mother who was saved by the quick response from the police.
Gloria Icoris, was later sent back to her home village in Katakwi district.
On Saturday, street children discovered the body of a newborn baby boy dumped in a tunnel behind the Soroti City main street.
Clement Okanya, the DPC of Soroti Central Police Station says that they are investigating the matter to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the baby’s death and to locate the mother.
