{"id":382384,"date":"2025-09-20T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=382384"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:39:26","slug":"woman-arrested-at-ongwediva-for-concealment-of-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=382384","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested at Ongwediva for concealment of birth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 41-YEAR-OLD woman was admitted to hospital under police guard after an alleged incident of concealment of birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred in the Elyambala location in Ongwediva, where the suspect is employed as a bartender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is alleged that the suspect &#8220;unlawfully and intentionally&#8221; disposed of the body of a newly born baby boy, having placed it in a black plastic bag before dumping it, where it was discovered by a fellow employee who reported the matter to the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body was taken to the police mortuary for a post-mortem examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect was admitted to the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in a stable condition and under police guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter A 41-YEAR-OLD woman was admitted to hospital under police guard after an alleged incident of concealment of birth. 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