Maria David
A case of suffocation is being reported by police in Omusati after a one-month-old baby boy died in the carrier.
The deceased was identified as Penda Batromeus Oscar, from Okakukamunongoni village of the Omusati’s Etayi Constituency.
Omusati Crime Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho said the baby was being carried by the grandmother at the time of the incident.
“It is alleged that the deceased was carried in a baby carrier by the grandmother; she later removed the baby and discovered that the baby had passed away,” he said.
He added that the deceased body was transported to Okahao police mortuary for postmortem which revealed that the cause of death was suffocation.
