Bissau:The Public Order Police (POP) have detained a woman in the Cuntum Madina area of Bissau, suspecting her involvement in the death of her newborn child. The infant's body was reportedly buried in a bolanhas area following childbirth.
According to Agencia de Noticias da Guine, the National Commissioner's Office of the Public Order Police received a report around 5 p.m. on Thursday, indicating a possible case of infanticide.
Following the report, POP officers conducted investigations that led to the identification and arrest of the suspect. The case has been handed over to the Judicial Police (PJ), the authority responsible for continuing the investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.