Rundu:A 19-year-old woman is suspected of murdering her newborn baby boy at the Sikanduko informal settlement on Thursday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Namibian Police Force Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, reported that the woman allegedly gave birth in the bushes, cut the baby's umbilical cord with an unknown object, and buried the newborn.

The incident was reported to have occurred at approximately 1430. It is alleged that the woman's sister witnessed the incident and alerted paramedics, who then contacted the police.

The baby's body was exhumed and taken to the Rundu State Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination. The suspect is currently admitted to the Rundu State Hospital as police investigations continue.