Police in Lundazi district have arrested a woman who dumped her baby in the bush after giving birth.

Police in Lundazi district have arrested a woman who dumped her baby in the bush after giving birth.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner, Grace Chipalila confirmed this to Breeze News.
Ms. Chipalila named the suspect as Benadict Misozi Nyirenda aged 18 of Mphamba area.
Ms. Chipalila says that the incident happened on Tuesday when people discovered a body of a baby in the bush and suspected the woman who was pregnant to be the mother.
She says that the suspect was taken to Lundazi District Hospital where she was found to be bleeding heavily and doctors proved that she had given birth within 48 hours.
Ms. Chiplaila says that the woman is currently in police custody.