BY ROMINAH FAKA  

Court has sentenced a 19-year-old girl who pled guilty to concealing the dead body of her newborn infant.

The girl was given a bond over, told to keep the public peace and be of good behaviour for a period of 18 months or pay $1000.

The sentence was delivered Friday last week in the Magistrate Court by Chief Magistrate Emma Garo.

Court heard that on June 13 this year the accused gave birth to her child and then concealed the body.

The defendant’s brother and father arrived home and saw the blood and rushed the defendant to the National Referral Hospital.

On June 15 police investigated and arrested the defendant, and charged her. Donation Houa act for defendant and Myrella Cleven for crown.