Teenager allegedly kills newborn son

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)