Teenager allegedly kills newborn son

BOGOR (JP): A 14-year-old girl called Sartini allegedly killed her newborn soon, shortly after delivering the infant on Friday at noon, an official said on Saturday.

The forensic staff member at Bogor's PMI Hospital, Mursito, said that a postmortem examination result showed that the two- kilogram male baby died from stab wounds to his neck.

Sartini, a resident of Empang village here, said she was still overwhelmed about the birth.

"Throughout all these months, I never knew that I had a baby inside me, because I didn't feel anything.

"I was shocked to see an infant's head suddenly coming out of my womb. I tried to pull the baby's neck with my right hand," Sartini said on Saturday.

One of Sartini's relatives saw her struggling in her labor and called a midwife named Omah to help the teenager.

"But Omah panicked and ran away from the house as she saw the baby was already in bad shape and had several holes in his neck," said witness Nursasih.

The baby was rushed to nearby Ciawi Hospital, but died several hours later. His body was sent at about 1 a.m. on Saturday to PMI Hospital for an autopsy.

Sartini said she was raped about nine months ago by an unknown man who accosted her on her way home from work at contraception manufacturer PT Jaya Tunggal. She later decided to quit her job and kept the raping a secret, even from her parents. (21/edt)