Latest update February 24th, 2025 9:02 AM
Teen arrested after burying foetus in yard
Police yesterday discovered a five-month-old fetus buried in a yard at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The mother- a teenager has been arrested and is assisting with the investigation.
The hole the foetus was buried in.
The 17-year-old reportedly told police that she drank a pill to abort the fetus in August last, but she only passed the baby late last week at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
The teen alleged that the hospital staff handed over the fetus to her and told her to bury it without giving her any documentation.
Police are still to check the GPHC to confirm the teenager’s story.
Meanwhile, a source from the hospital said that for the parents to be handed over an infant, it has to be fully developed.
Also, it is customary that a social worker be assigned to the case.
“I don’t know of anything like that… It would go through the mortuary and a social worker will have to work with the parents. There are certain paper works that has to be completed,” the source said.
The source stressed that no foetus was handed to anyone by the GPHC.
According to information received, the teenager lived with her mother at La Bonne Intention. The landlord reportedly gave the teen’s mother notice to move. When the woman refused to move from the property, the landlord moved to the courts to have her evicted.
Yesterday, this newspaper was told that when a bailiff and a police rank went to the location to ensure that the woman move from the property, neighbours informed the policeman that the teen was pregnant and they suspected that she buried the fetus in the yard since her “high” belly disappeared.
Upon further investigation, ranks discovered the foetus’ remains buried in the front of the yard.
The teen was subsequently taken into custody.
The 17-year-old could be charged with concealment of pregnancy if ranks cannot verify her story.
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