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Momodou
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 Posted - 17 Sep 2007 : 16:58:05
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Baby Girl Abandoned at Brikama Market
By Modou Jonga
According to reliable reports, a two week baby girl was recently abandoned and left in the custody of a market vendor, one Isatou Drammeh in the morning, by her purported mother, whose identity still remains to be known.
Sources have it that, the baby was held by the said vendor when the mother approached her and told her that she (the mother) wanted to urinate. According to sources after about thirty minutes, the said vendor raised alarm but the purported mother was nowhere to be found. The baby was therein surreadered at the child welfare unit of the Brikama Police Station by the vendor and was later referred to the Brikama Health Centre. Sources further told this reporter that the baby was thus referred to the Senior Crime Unit of the police and then to RVTH. The Social Welfare Department is said to be taken care of the baby.
When this report visited the Child Welfare Unit of the Brikama Police Station, an officer who preferred anonymity noted that the said baby is currently at the custody of the SoS child ward at Bakoteh. Another police source stated that her identity and whereabouts is still unknown but that a vigorous investigation is jointly being mounted by concerned authorities to arrest the culprit.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 109/2007, 17 - 18 September 2007
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Eve
Gambia
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Posted - 17 Sep 2007 : 21:09:43
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| poor baby |
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Sep 2007 : 00:59:43
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At least the Baby's mother had the presence of mind to make sure her baby was relatively safe before abandoning her as was the case in Gambia when baby's were just dumped!
I hope this baby girl life is blessed having come from such disadvantaged beginnings.
Peace
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jambo
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Posted - 18 Sep 2007 : 09:46:37
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| point taken, she could have been dumped. |
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leokat
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Sep 2007 : 15:56:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Sister Omega
At least the Baby's mother had the presence of mind to make sure her baby was relatively safe before abandoning her as was the case in Gambia when baby's were just dumped!
Yes - when my daughter and I went to visit the Catholic orphanage in January 2006 we were introduced to a beautiful baby girl who had been left on the rubbish tip. We were told that had she not been found by an old woman scavenging there the baby would probably have been buried by rubbish within two hours. 
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jambo
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Posted - 18 Sep 2007 : 16:09:23
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| leokat, where is this orphanage. |
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tapalapa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Sep 2007 : 20:41:01
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Poor mother- it is a tragedy all round- single parenthood or whatever the scenario is not as tolerated as it is in the UK. Maybe she wants a better life for her babythan she is able to offer right now ?
It is a brave decision to do this sometimes
Bless them all
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