Girl, 17, Arrested For Dumping Baby In Pit Latrine
Authorities in Rumbek, Lakes State on Saturday arrested an underage girl for allegedly delivering and dumping her baby in a pit latrine. 19 May 2013 By Gabriel Mayom JUBA, 18 May 2013 (Gurtong) – Makuriric residents reported that the child was alive and the Lakes State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had launched a search operation where they managed to capture the young mother. Senior CID security officer who requested anonymity said that they collaborated with the community to capture the mother. He explained that the girl was suspected to have been impregnated by an elderly man but her parents were not aware until a family member heard baby sounds inside the latrine and police was called for investigation. Unofficial marriages are not allowed in Rumbek. The communities get their wealth by marrying off girls to receive hundreds of cattle paid as dowry. If a person impregnated the girl outside official marriage, the two communities launch a fight against causing trouble for authorities. Several suspected young men are arrested in Rumbek main correctional prison services charged for murders related to girl pregnancy outside official marriage. Some are charged for murder cases related to cattle raiding and cattle thieves as well revenge killing long side inter-communal violence. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
