Tag Archives: Children

Ethiopian Maid jailed for dumping newborn baby

April 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A maid who abandoned her newborn in a deserted house in the UAE has been jailed for a year. Dibba Criminal Court handed down the sentence to the Ethiopian woman after finding her guilty of an illegal affair and endangering … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid accused of killing her newborn

September 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian maid, who allegedly asphyxiated her newborn by locking her in a bag, was charged with murder in the Court of First Instance on Monday. According to court records, she had become pregnant following an illicit relation with a … read more »

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Probe opens into deaths of 33 children at Malian orphanage

June 11, 2011 by benim

The probe opened after a children’s rights coalition filed a complaint against the home, where the children died in suspicious circumstances between August 2010 and February this year, a legal source said, identifying the home only as X. “We don’t … read more »

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Ronaldo facing battle with his baby’s Brit mother over access rights

January 5, 2011 by benim

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is allegedly facing pressure from the woman who had his baby to give her access to the child. The 25-year-old former Manchester United player stunned the world last summer when he announced he had become a father. … read more »

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South Africa: Baby found in school bag

December 29, 2010 by benim

Johannesburg – A baby boy estimated to be a few days old was found in a school bag in Batho near Bloemfontein, Free State police said on Tuesday. Constable Thabo Litabe said a woman sweeping her yard found the baby … read more »

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5 Baby Sleep Secrets

October 30, 2010 by benim

My biggest fear in the weeks leading up to the birth of my first child wasn’t missing movies, or fifty hours of labor, or tearing horribly (that was my second biggest). All I kept thinking about, with the kind of … read more »

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